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DONOHUE'S COMPLETE SELF-TEACHING LANGUAGE SERIES. 

NORWEGIAN-DANISH 

AND ENGLISH 

CONVERSATION 

TEACHER 

Selvhjselp i Engelsk med fuldstsendig Udtalebetegnelse sserlig 

bestemt til Selvstudium for Nykommere og Andre, 

der i kort Tid vil erhverve sig Kjendskab 

til det engelske Sprog. 

Extensive Conversation Vocabulary for Both Languages 

READING AND SPEAKING 
SELF-TAUGHT 

THROUGH A 

SIMPLIFIED COURSE OF EASY LESSONS 

FOR 

LEARNERS OF EITHER LANGUAGE 



Prof. C. M. STEVENS, Ph. D. 

Author of Instruction Books and Dictionaries in French, Italian, 
Spanish, German, Swedish and Norwegian-Danish. 



CHICAGO 

M. A. Donohue & Company 

407-429 Dearborn Street 
ILLINOIS, U. S. A. 



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UBHA8Y 

Two Oopies iiivfevt-j 

JUL 22 1905 

- Qopyrignt entry 



COPY B. 




Copyright, 1905, 
By M. A. Donohue & Co. 



DE ENGELSKE 60GSTAVER. 



Det engelske Alfabet bestaar af 26 Bogstaver, 
nemlig : 



A a.. 
B b . 

c . 
D d 
E e . 
P f .. 
Gg. 
Hh . 

1 i . 

J J • 

Kk 
LI . 

M m 



.udtales ei 
bih 



sih 

dih 

i 

ef 

dschi 

eitsch 

ai 

dschei 

kei 

el 

em 



Nn . 
Oo .. 
Pp. 

Qq 
R r 
Ss . 
T t . 
U u 
V v . 
W w 
X x 
Yy . 
Zz . 



.udtales en 
oh 



pih 
kju 
ahr 
ess 
tih 

vi 

dobbl'ju 

eks 

uai 

dsi 



Vokalerne er : a, e, i, o, u. I Begyndelsen af 
en Stavelse er w og y Konsonanter, men i Enden 
Vokaler ; de 0vrige Bogstaver er Konsonanter. 

ARTIKLERNE. 

Den bestemte Artikel er the, udt. the. Den 
forbliver stedse uforandret i alle Kj0n og Tal. 

Den ubestemte Artikel er a foran Konsonanter 
og an foran Vokaler. Sommetider bruges ogsaa 
an foran Ord begyndende med h, selv hvor denne 
ikke er stum. I0vrigt bruges an altid foran Ord 
begyndende med Vokaler og h, hvor denne ikke 
h0res i Udtalen. 



NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



Vokalernes Lyd. 

A har fire Lyd: 

a i fate, paper, udtales som ei i rein, sein. 
a i fat, mat, udt. som se i laerd, svserd. 
a i far, father, udt. som a rar, fader. 
a i false, falter, udt. som aa i Faar, Vaar. 

E har to Lyd 

e i she, here, me, udtales som i i vi, Strid. 
e i met, let, end, udt. som e i slet, Ret. 

I har to Lyd : 

i, y i pine, by, udtales som ai i Hai. 
i, y i pin, synod, udt. som i mind, Vind. 

har fire Lyd : 

o i no, note, notice, udtales som o i stor, Ro. 
i got, not, hot, udt. som o i vort, Sorg. 
o i nor, for, or, udt. som o i vor, Lov. 
o i move, prove, udt. som u i sur, Mur.*) 

U har tre Lyd : 

u i tube, cupid, mute udt. som ju i jubel, just. 

u i tub, cup, sup, udt. som kort aa i Kop og Top. 

u i pull, full, bull, udt. som u i fuld, Nul, dog lidt mere 
lukket. 



) En Mellemlyd mellem o og u. 



Disse Bogstaver er ikke tilstrsekkelige til at udtrykke 
alle de Lyd, som forekommer i Engelsk, derfor har de 
fleste af dem efter Omstaendighederne flere end en Lyd og 
udtales altsaa paa flere forskjellige Maader; endnu andre 
Lyd antydes ved at forbinde flere af Bogstaverne sammen 
for saaledes at erstatte Mangelen af enkelte Skrifttegn. 



Conversation teacher. 



THE NORWEGIAN-DANISH ALPHABET. 

A a is called a pronounced (as a in arm.) 

B b beh (as b in believe.) 

c. sen. 

D d deh (in decision.) 

E e eh. 

P f ef (as ef in effort.) 

G g geh 

H h haw 

1 i. ., ee 

J j yea. 

K k caw 

LI 1. 

Mm m. 

N n n. 

o o. 

P p peh. 

Q q cu (as cu in cushion.) 

R r er (as er in error.) 

S s s. 

T t teh 

U u u (as u in true.) 

V v veh 

W w double veh, (as va in vacant.) 

X x ex. 

Y y as French u or German it. 

Z z set. 

M ae a (as a in dare.) 

(as German o or French eu.) 

Aa aa aw (as aw in awful.) 



NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



B, C, D, F, H, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, X udtales i de 
fleste Tilfselde omtrent soru i Norsk, dog maa bemserkes: 

1) B er undertiden stuint og h0res ikke i Udtalen, navnlig 
naar det i den sarume Stavelse f0lges af t eller kommer 
efter m: debt, limb. udt. dett, limm (Gjaeld, Lem). 

2) Om D maa inserkes, at det lyder som det norske d i 
Begyndelsen af Ord, aldrig som det bl0de d i Ord som 
god, Mod osv. 

3) F bliver bl0dt i of, som lyder omtrent ov. Dog maa 
mserkes, at v ikke maa lyde som u i Norsk, men som v 
i Begyndelsen af norske Ord (vor) ; paa den anden Side 
maa det heller ikke blive til f. 

4) H lyder dels som norsk h, dels h0res det i mange Ord 
slet ikke i Udtalen. 

5) K h0res ikke i Ord, hvor det kommer foran n i samme 
Stavelse: knee, know, udt. nih, noh. 

6) L er ligeledes undertiden stumt, og det er navnlig Til- 
faeldet, hvor det i den samme Stavelse kommer mellem 
a og k eller a og m, talk, at tale, udt. taak, calm kahm, 
og i adskillige andre Ord, som half, could, should, udt. 
hahf, kudd, shudd (halv, kunde, skulde) osv. 

7) R skal i Engelsk lyde lidt bl0dere end i Norsk. Det er 
let at udtale, naar man h0rer det nogle Gange. Hvor 
det ender Stavelsen, er det derimod dunklere. 

8) S er dels haardt som den norske s i sige, dels bl0dt, 
svarende til det tyske bl0de s. 

9) Uagtet den engelske T som of test svarer til den norske, 
saa antager den dog i mange Tilfselde en Lyd, der om- 
trent svarer til sch. Dette finder Sted, naar t kommer 
umiddelbart efter den Stavelse, som er betonet i Udta- 
len, og f0lges af ia, ie, io, iu; nation udt. neisch'en, 
partial pahr-schel osv. T er ofte stumt, navnligt efter 
s og fulgt af Endelsen en, el og le: fasten, hasten, 
wrestle, epistle, lses: fses-sn, hei-sn, res-sl, ipis-sl (gj0re 
fast, haste, brydes, Brev) osv., og i adskillige andre 
Ord. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



NORWEGIAN-DANISH PRONUNCIATION. 

A a named ah and is pronounced as in far. 

E e named eh and is pronounced as ea in 
feather; in the middle of a syllable like e in pen. 
When final it is unaccented but is never mute. 

F f is pronounced as in English, except when 
final, then it has the sound of v. 

G g named gheh and is pronounced as in go, 
but is mute before j. 

H h named haw and is pronounced as in house, 
but is mute before j and v. 

I i named ee and is pronounced like ee in been, 
but not like i in pin. 

J j named yod and is pronounced as in yes. 

o is pronounced like o in over. 

R r is pronounced very hard. 

S s is always sounded hard and hissing. 

U u is like oo in moon. 

Y y is like the French u or the German ii. 

Z z is like English s, but is little used. 

.ffi ae is pronounced like a in dare. 

has no corresponding English sound ; pro- 
nounced like German 6 ; French eu in feu. 

Other letters are sounded as in English. 

The double vowels are: 

aa, like aw in saw. 

au, ou like ou in plough, 
ei (ej) like ay in pay. 

0i, no corresponding sound in English; it is 
something like the French word oeil. 



8 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

A har fire forskjellige Lyd: 

1) Det lange engelske a, der forekommer i late, fate 
(silde, Skjsebne), der lyder som e i lede, dog med en svag 
Lyd af i efterpaa, saa disse Ord udtales altsaa leiht, feiht. 

2) Den lange rene a-Lyd som i far (fjern), udt. fahr. 

3) Den brede a-Lyd som i fall, call (falde, kalde), udt. 
faahl, kaahl, omtrent som aa i det norske Ord Aal, dog i 
Reglen endnu mere aabent. 

4) Det korte a som i fat, carry (fed, baere) ; det lyder 
som norsk se. 

E har to Lyd: 

1) Lang engelsk e: here, me, he (her, mig, han), udt. 
hir, mih, hih, svarende til den norske i f. Eks. i vide. 

2) Kort e: get, met (faa, m0dt), udt. gett, mett, om- 
trent som norsk e i net, let. 

1 har to Lyd: 

1) Langt engelsk i: mine, line (min, Linie), udt. main, 
lain, norsk ai i svaie. 

2) Kort i: spin, glitter (spinde, glimre), udt. omtrent 
spinn, glitt'r. 

O har fire Lyd: 

1) Langt engelsk o: no, note, remote (nei, Nota, fjern), 
ud. noh, noht, rimoht, omtrent som den norske o i Kjole, 
Pote, men dog lidt mere aabent. 

2 Det lukkede o: move (bevsege) udt. muhv. 

3) Det korte o: nor, for (ikke heller, for), udt. nor, 
for, som i det norske ord for. 

4) Det endnu kortere o, som er kortere end nogen 
norsk o og er en Mellemlyd af a og o; not, got (ikke, fik), 
udt. nott, gott eller nsesten som natt, gatt. 

U har tre Lyd: 

1) Langt engelsk u: tube, puny (R0r, svag), udt. 
tjuhb, pjuhni, omtrent som norsk ju i skjule. 

2) Kort u: but, tub (men, T0nde), udt. 'bott, tobb. 
Den har en Mellemlyd af og o, og det mest korrekte er 
at udtale den saa den ligner o og paa samme Tid. 

Y, naar det er Vokal, er aldeles enslydende med i; 
som Konsonant svarer det til den norske Jod-Lyd; York, 
udt. jork. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



Additional rules as to pronunciation: 

d is mute after 1, n, r; when final, as: Vand 
(water) pronounced vahnn; Bord (table) 
pronounced boar. 

d after 1 or n, when commencing another syl- 
lable is also mute, but the sound of the pre- 
ceding 1 or n is then double, as: Vandet 
(the water) pronounced Yahnnet. 

kj both consonants sounded, as kjser (dear) 
pronounced keeair. 

skj like sh, as skjsere (to cut), is pronounced 
shai'-reh. 
sk before e, i, y like sh: Ske (spoon), pro- 
nounced sheh. 

NOTE. — The Norwegian pronunciation is very distinct. 
Final consonants are very hard; b almost like p; d like t. 
In the following the vowel se will be designated by the 
same character, as its pronunciation never changes; it is 
best compared to the English a in dare. The vowel will 
also be retained to designate the sound. The vowel y will 
be represented by the German ii, which sound is identical. 
It has no exact equivalent sound in English. 



It should be borne in mind, however, that 
where it is attempted to render the Norwegian- 
Danish pronunciation (or that of any other lan- 
guage) by using the English letters, the same can 
only be rendered approximately. We have there- 
fore retained the symbols ae, 0, and it to express 
these various sounds. 



10 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

Andre Vokallyde dannes ved Kombinationer, nemlig: 

Ae forekommer i enkelte fremmede Ord, mest Navne, 
og udtales da som norsk i eller ih (langt i). 

Ai lyder som eih, eller som den lste a-Lyd: tail, nail 
(Hale, Spiger), udt. teihl, neihl. 

Au (aw) er enslydende med den tredie a-Lyd, altsaa 
omtrent som norsk aa: cause (Aarsag), udt. kaahs; dog 
lyder det som den 2den a-Lyd (far), eller som den rene 
norske a i Fader, naar det kommer foran n fulgt af en 
anden Konsonant: aunt, laundress (Tante, Vaskerkone), 
udt. ahnt, lahndress, etc. Aw er en anden Betegnelse for 
den samme Lyd. 

Ay er lig med ai. 

Ea er den af de Lyde i Engelsk, som frembyder de 
st0rste Vanskeligheder. Den lyder dels som lang i eller 
som den f0rste Lyd af e, dels som kort e, eller den anden 
Lyd af den engelske e, og i nogle Ord som lang norsk e, 
som: beam, lease (Straale, Forpagtning), udt. bihm, lihs; 
meadow, learned (Eng, lserd), udtalt meddo, lern'd; bear, 
break, tear, pear (Bj0rn, braekke, Taare, Psere) osv., udt. 
behr, breihk, tehr, osv. 

Eau forekommer i nogle fremmede Ord og lyder som 
oh, d. e. den f0rste o-Lyd: beau (Modeherre), boh; beauty 
og beautiful (Skj0nhed, skj0n), udt. bjuhti, bjuhtiful. 

Ee lyder som langt i eller som den f0rste e-Lyd: meet, 
miht. 

Ei lyder i de fleste Tilfaelde som eih, eller er lig med 
den lste a-Lyd: deign, vein, rein (vaerdige, Aare, T0ile), 
udt. deihn, veihn, reihn. Undertiden udtales det ogsaa som 
ih: deceit, ceiling (Bedrag, Loft), udt. desiht, sihling. I 
height og sleight (H0ide, Fif) lyder ei som norsk ai, udt. 
haiht, slaiht. 

Eo. I denne Forbindelse h0res som oftest hver Vokal 
for sig: geometry, geography, udt. dshi-om-metri, dschi-og- 
grafi. People (et Folk) udt. pihp'l; leopard, og jeopardy 
(Fare), udt. lepp'rd og dschepp'rdi. 

Eu og ew er Betegnelser for samme Lyd og udtales i 
Regelen som norsk ju eller som den f0rste u-Lyd: feud, 
(Feide), few, (faa), udt. fjuhd, fjuh. Efter r mister w i 
Regelen Jod-Lyden og udtales som norsk u: crew (Skibs- 
mandskab), brew (brygge), udt. kruh, bruh. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



11 



Adverbs. 



Yes 



Ja (jo, after a neg- 
ative) 



yah (yoh) 



no 


nei 


nay 


indeed 


virkelig 


veer'-keh-lihg 


surely 


sikkert (vist) 


sik'kert (vist) 


only (but) 


blot (bare) 


blot (bah-reh) 


quite (entirely) 


ganske (aldeles) 


gahnskeh (ahl-deh- 
les) 


thus, so 


saa, saaledes (saa- 


saw, saw'leh-des 




dan) 


(saw'-dahn) 


how 


hvor 


vore 


how? 


hvorledes? hvordan 


vore-leh'des ? (vor- 
dahn?) 


not 


ikke 


ik'keh 


out 


ud 


oot 


out (outside) 


uda 


oo'teh 


in (into) 


ind 


inn 


in (within) 


inde 


in-deh 


home 


hjem 


yem 


at home 


hjemme 


yem'-meh 


up 


op (oppe) 


op (op'-peh) 


down 


ned (nede) 


nehd (neh'-deh) 


perhaps 


maaske (kanske) 

Prepositions. 


maw-skeh' (kahn- 

sheh) 


In (at) 


i 


ee 


on (upon) 


paa 


paw 


to 


til 


till 


by (on) 


ved 


vehd 


af 


ahv 


from 


fra 


frah 


for 


for 


for 


with 


med 


mehd 


about 


om (omkring) 


om (om-kring') 


under 


under 


oon'-nerr 


over, above 


over 


oh'-verr 


past 


forbi 


for-bee' 


before 


foran (f0r) 


for'ahn 


aftel 


efter 


ef'-terr. 



12 NOftWEGIAN-DAHlSH-ENGLISH 

Ey er en anden Betegnelse for ei og lyder, naar den 
har Tonen, som ei, eller ai, eller som ay, eller den f0rste 
Lyd af a = eh, grey (graa) prey (Bytte) udt. greih, preih. 
Key (en N0gle) udtales kih. Ubetonet lyder ey som ee — 
ih: volley (en Svserm) udt. vol'lih; eye (0ie) udtales ai. 

la, i Endestavelserne ian, ial, iard og iate, danner en 
Stavelse, hvor "i"' antager den norske j-Lyd: Christian (en 
Kristen), filial (datterlig), poniard (en Dolk), conciliate 
(forsone) udtales krist-jen, fil-jel, pon-jerd, konsil-jeiht. — 
Carriage (en Vogn), marriage (Giftermaal), parliament 
(Parlament) og miniature udt. kaerridsch, maerridsch, pahr- 
liment, min-i-a-tschur. 

Ie laeses som ee eller norsk i, i: grieve (s0rge), fiend 
(et Trold), udt. grihv, fihnd. Die (at d0), hie (haste), lie 
(ligge), pie (Postei), tie (binde), vie (kappes) udtales dai, 
hai, lai, pai, tai, vai. Friend (en Ven) udtales frennd. 

Oa udtales oh, eller lig den f0rste o-Lyd: boat (en 
Baad), coat (en Tr0ie) udt. boht, koht. Broad (bred) og 
abroad (ude, fra Hj emmet), udt. braahd, sebraahd; her 
lyder oa altsaa som au eller aw, eller den tredie a-Lyd. 

Oi laeses som norsk oi, som noise (Larm) udt. nois, 
boil (koge) udt. boil. Choir (et Kor) og chorister (en Kor- 
sanger) udt. kvair og kvairister; men det f0rste skrives 
ogsaa som det udtales, quire, og chorister udtales ogsaa 
kor-rist'r, ligesom mange ogsaa udtaler det f0rste kohr. 

Oo lyder som norsk u, food (F0de) udt. fuhd. Blood 
(Blod) flood ( Overs v0mmelse) udt. blodd, flodd; door (D0r), 
floor (Gulv) udt. dohr, flohr. 

Ou har ikke mindre end 6 forskjellige Lyd: 

1) lig norsk ou eller au, bound (springe) udt. baund 
eller bound. 

2) lig kort o eller lig den anden Lyd af u: journey (en 
Reise) udt. dsch0rni, flourish (at blomstre) udt. fl0r'isch osv. 
Det lyder saaledes i en hel Del Ord. 

3) lig norsk u, eller engelsk oo: group (en Gruppe) 
udtales som gruhp, you udt, juh, wound (saare) udt. vond. 
(Om W se Side 18.) 

4) lig den f0rste engelske o-Lyd, eller norsk oh; court 
(Hof), dough (Deig), doughy (bl0d), udt. kohrt, doh, doh-i. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



13 





Conjunctions. 




And 


og 


awg 


also 


ogsaa 


awg-saw 


even 


endog (endogsaa) 


end'awg (end'awg- 
saw) 


or 


eller 


ell'-lerr 


nor (neither) 


heller ikke 


hell'err ikkeh 


neither (nor) 


hverken (eller) 


vair'ken (ell'lerr) 


either 


enten 


en'-ten 


that 


at 


ahtt 


but 


men 


men 


for 


thi (for) 

At the Table. 


tee (for) 


The table cloth 


Dugen 


doo'ken 


the napkin 


Servietten 


sair-vee-et'ten 


the plate 


Tallerkenen 


tahl-laer'keh-nen 


the dish 


Fadet 


fah-det 


the Knife 


Kniven 


k-nee'-ven 


the fork 


Gaflen 


gahf'-len 


the spoon 


Skeen 


sheh'-en 


the cup 


Koppen 


kop'-pen 


the saucer 


Skaalen 


skaw'-len. 




Imperative Phrases. 


Come here! 


Kom hid! 


Kom heet! 


Come back! 


Kom tilbage! 


Kom till-bah-keh! 


Come with me! 


Kom med mig! 


Kom meh may! 


Wait a little! 


Vent lidt! 


Vent litt! 


Be quick! 


Vser snar ! 


Vaer snahr! 


Go on! 


Gaa videre! 


Gaw vee'deh-reh! 


Follow me! 


F0lg med mig! 


F0hl meh may! 


Call him! 


Kald paa ham! 


Kahl paw hahm! 


Let him know! 


Sig ham til! 


See hahm till! 


Listen ! 


H0r efter! 


H0r efter! 


Listen to me ! 


H0r paa mig! 


H0hr paw may! 


I say 


H0r engang (H0r) ! 


H0hr engahng! 

(h0hr) 
Svahr may! 


Answer me! 


Svar mig! 


Be done! 


Hold op! 


Hoi op! 


Leave that alone! Lad det vsere! 


Lah deh vae-reh! 


Wait for me! 


Vent paa mig! 


Vent paw may! 


Do not forget! 


Glem det ikke! 


Glem deh ik'-keh! 



14 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

5) lig norsk aa eller engelsk au eller aw, eller den 
tredie a-Lyd: ought (b0r, burde), bought (kjefote), sought 
(s0gte), udt. aaht, baaht, saaht. — Det er foran ght, at 
ou ofte faar denne Lyd; gh forbliver da aldeles stumt. 

6) Lig norsk kort u i would, could, should (vilde, kun- 
ne, skulde) udt. wudd, kudd, schudd. Cough (Hoste) og 
trough (Trug) udt. koff og troff, med den Lyd, som o liar 
i not, d. e. den 4de o-Lyd. 

Ow er en anden Betegnelse for ou; dens regelmaessige 
Lyd er derfor ou eller au, men den lyder ogsaa ofte som 
oh, eller den f0rste o-Lyd, saa at w altsaa er stumt. Bow 
(et Buk, eller at bukke) udt. bou; bow en Bue) udt. boh; 
low (at br0le som en Ko udt. lau eller loh; low (lav) udt. 
loh; sow (en So) udt. sau; sow (at saa) udt. soh; prow 
(Forstavn i et Skib udt. prau eller proh; knowledge (Kund- 
skab) udt. nolledsch med kort o som i not. 

Oy er lig oi, norsk oi. 

Ua lyder som engelsk wa, det er omtrent som u-a: 
equal (lig) udt. ih-kuel; men guard (en Vagt) og guardian 
(en Formynder) udt. gahrd, gahrdjen; victuals (F0demid- 
ler) med dets Afiedninger: victualler, victualling, laeses: 
vittls, vittler, vittling. 

Ue lyder omtrent som u-e: conquest (Erobring) udt. 
kong-ku-est — men mange Steder, navnlig efter g og q, 
h0res u slet ikke, og i mange Ord, som ender paa gue og 
que er baade u og e stumme, saa at disse Endelser lyder 
g og k: guess (gjsette), guest (Gjaest) udt. gess, gest; 
plague (Pest), rogue (en Lands tryger, Skjaelm) ; antique 
(som angaar Oldtiden) ; oblique (skraa) udt. pleig, rohg, 
antihk, aablihk'. 

Ui lyder omtrent som u-i: anguish (Angst); vanquish 
(seire) udt. sengu-isch, vamku-isch. I en Del Ord bliver u 
stumt, isaer efter g, og ui lyder da dels som ei, dels som 
kort i: guide (lede) ; disguise (forklaede); beguile (narre), 
udt. gaid, disgais, bigail; derimod guilt (Br0de); build 
(bygge) ; guinea (Guine) ; circuit (Omkreds) ; biscuit (en 
Tvebak), udt. gilt, bild, gin-ni, s0rkit, biskit. Kommer ui 
efter r, lyder det som langt u: bruise (saare) fruit (Frugt) 
udt. bruhs, fruht; den samme Lyd har ui i juice (Saft) 
sluice (en Sluse) udt. dschuhs, sluhs; suit (passe til) og 
pursuit (forf0lge) udt. suht og p0rsuht. 



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Interrogative Phrases. 

Who is there? Hvem er der? Vemm ser deer 

Is it you? Er det Dem? 

Has he come? Er han kommen? 



What is it? 
WTio said so? 
Who did that? 



Have you 

it? 
Will you tell me? 

What are you 
doing ? 
Why do you do 

that? 
Whose is this? 

Is that yours? 
May I take it? 

Did you not hear? 
What is your 

name? 

WTiere is it? 

Where are you? 

Where do you 

live? 



Hvad er det? 
Hvem sagde det? 
Hvem har gjort Vem 
det? 
found Har De f undet det ? 



Vil De sige mig? 

Hvad bestiller De ? 

Hvorfor gjorde De 

det? 
Hvis er denne 
(dette) ? 
Er det Deres? 
Maa jeg tage det? 

H0rte De ikke? 
Hvad heder De? 

Hvor er det? 
Hvor er De? 
Hvor bor De? 



Mr det demm? 
iEr hahn kohm*- 

men? 
Vah ser deh? 
Vem sag'deh deh? 
hahr yohrt 
deh? 
Hahr dee foon'net 

deh? 
Vil dee see'eh 
may? 
Va' beh-stiPer dee ? 

Vor'for yoh're dee 

deh? 
Viss ser den'-neh? 
(det'-teh) ? 
Mr deh deh'ress? 
Maw yay tan' 
deh? 
H0r'teh dee ik'keh? 
Vah heh'der dee? 

Vohr ser deh? 
Vohr ser dee? 
Vohr bohr' dee? 



Anger and Reproof. 



I am angry 
Don't be angry 
I am very much 
vexed 



Jeg er vred 
Vser ikke vred 
Jeg er meget ser- 
gerlig 



That is provoking Det er sergerligt 



It is a shame! 



Det er en Skam! 



Yay ser vrehd 
Vser ik-keh vrehd 
Yay ser meh-get 
ser'-gher-lig 
deh ser ser'gher-ligt 
deh ser ehn skahm! 
dee boor-deh hah 

sackt may deh 
deh ser meh'get oo- 

rick-tigt 

deh ser deh'res 

shiill 

You must not do De maa ikke gj0re dee maw ik-keh 
that again det mere y0-reh deh meh , « 

reh 



You ought to have De burde have sagt 

told me mig det 

It is very wrong Det er meget urig- 

tigt 
That is your fault Det er Deres Skyld 



16 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

Uy forekommer i buy (kj0be), soin er det eneste Ord, 
hvor det er betonet, og det udtales her ai, altsaa bai. 
Andre Steder lyder uy som norsk i, plaguy (plagende), 
roguy (skjaelmsk) udt. pleihgi, rohgi. 

Uoy findes kun i Ordet buoy (en B0ie), som udtales 
baa'-ih. 

Foruden de ovenomtalte Konsonanter staar endnu G, 
J, Q> W og Z tilbage, som tildels ganske afviger i deres 
Lyd fra de tilsvarende norske, hvorfor endnu tilf0ies nogle 
faa Fingerpeg med Hensyn til disse, saavelsom til de sser- 
egne Konsonantlyde, som Englaenderne betegner ved at 
forbinde flere Konsonanter sammen. 

G liar en haardere Lyd, svarende til den norske Lyd 
i gaa, give: go (gaa) gate (Port), God (Gud), gun (et 
Gevser) udt. goh, geiht, godd, g0nn; og en bl0dere, der er 
lig det engelske j og lyder omtrent som dsh, men bl0dere 
end det tyske sch; genius (Geni), giant (Kjaempe), rage 
(Raseri) lses: dschini-0s, dschaient, reidscli. Den bl0de 
Lyd har g alene foran e, i og y, men dog kan det ogsaa 
i mange Ord have den haarde Lyd foran disse Vokaler; 
derimod har det stedse den haarde Lyd foran a, o, u og 
foran alle Konsonanter. I Slutningen af en Stavelse maa 
det aldrig antage den norske jod-Lyd, men beholder stedse 
den haarde g-Lyd. G er i mange Tilfselde stumt, navnlig 
foran n i Begyndelsen af Ord i den samme Stavelse, gnaw 
(gnave) udt. naah, og i nogle andre Tilfselde. I adskillige 
Ord lyder gh som f, som laugh (le), laughter (Latter) udt. 
laehf, lsehf'ter. I Forbindelsen ght er gh altid stumt; fight 
(fsegte), fought (fsegtede) udt. faitt, faaht. 

J lyder overalt foran alle Vokaler som det bl0de g, 
altsaa omtrent dsch: joy (Glsede) udt. dschoi; denne Lyd 
antydes i det f0lgende ved dsch. J-Lyden er aldeles den 
samme som den bl0de G-Lyd. 

Q er altid fulgt af u, og qu lyder da omtrent saaledes 
som de samme Bogstaver vilde lyde paa norsk, naar man 
udtaler dem i et med den paaf0lgende Vokal, dog saaledes, 
at man vogter sig for at give u den norske v-Lyd, thi u 
maa her beholde sin tykke eller brede Lyd, som naar man 
paa norsk udtaler Ku-inde for Kvinde: Queen (Dronning), 
quill (en Fjser), udt. kuihn, kuill. I adskillige, dog isaer 
fremmede Ord, lyder qu dog ganske som k. 



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17 





Pood. 




cheese 


Ost 


ohst 


bread 


Br0d 


br0d 


salt 


Salt 


sahlt 


pepper 


Peber 


peb'ber 


mustard 


Sennep 


sen-nep' 


vinegar 


Eddike 


ed'dee-keh 


salad 


Salat 


sah-laht' 


milk 


Mselk 


melk 


cream 


Fl0de 


fl0-deh 


sugar 


Sukker 


sook'-ker 


tea 


The 


teh 


coffee 


Kaffe 


kahf'feh 


chocolate 


Chokolade 


shoh - koh - lah'- deh 


water. 


Vand 

Breakfast. 


vahnn 


Is breakfast 


Er Frokosten faer- 


ser froh-kos-ten 


ready ? 


~dig? 


faer'-dig? 


Come to breakfast 


Kom og spis Fio- 


kom og spees 




kost 


froh'-kost 


Does the water 


Koger Vandet? 


koh-ker vahn-net ? 


boil? 


•■* •"«— 




This water has not 


Dette Vand er ikke 


det-teh vahn ser 


boiled 


kogt 


ik-keh kohkt 


Is the tea made? 


Er Theen faerdig? 


ser teh'en faer-dig? 


Give me a cup of 
coffee 


Giv mig en Kop 


yee may ehn kop 


Kaffe 


kahf-feh? 


A roll 


Et Franskbr0d 


ett fransk'br0hd 


Do you drink tea? 


Drikker De The ? 


drik-ker dee teh? 


No, give me coffee, 


Nei, maa jeg bede 


nay, maw yay beh 


please 


om Kaffe 


ohm kahf'-feh 


This cream is sour 


Denne Fl0de er sur 


den-neh fl0deh aer 
soor 


Another lump of 


Et Stykke Sukker 


ett stiik-keh sook- 


sugar 


til 


ker till 


Pass me the butter 


Rsek mig Sm0rret ^reek may sm0h'ret 


Will you have an 


Vil De have et 


vil dee hah ett 


egg? 


Mg? 


egg? 


Give me the salt 


Giv mig Saltet 


yee may sahl-tet 



18 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

W liar en saeregen Lyd, der kommer det norske u 
temmelig naer, hvis man i Udtalen traekker det sammen 
med den f0lgende Vokal; det er den samme Lyd, som vi 
har fors0gt at beskrive ovenfor ved Udtalen af u efter q: 
well (vel), wish (0nske). Det er urigtigt at udtale w med 
en Forlyd af h; dette er kun Tilfaeldet, hvor det f0lges 
af h, som da altid maa h0res i Udtalen: what (hvad) udt. 
huatt. Foran r i den samme Stavelse er w altid stumt, 
ligesaa i Ordene who, whom, whose (som, hvem, hvis), udt. 
huh, huhm, huhs; wreck (et Vrag) udt. rekk; ligesaa 
whole (hel) whoop (raabe eller skraale) udt. hohl, huhp. 
Sword (Svaerd), answer (Svar eller at svare), two (to), 
toward (henimod), udtales med stumt w: sord, ansr, toerd. 

Z er Betegnelsen for den bl0de s-Lyd, som svarer til 
det bl0de s. Det har en hvislende Lyd, som lettest kan 
frembringes ved at udtale s, medens man bevaeger Tunge- 
spidsen nedad og staerkt trykket mod Tsenderne. 

Blandt de Konsonantforbindelser, som i Engelsk an- 
vendes for at betegne saeregne Lyd, maa isaer maerkes: 

Ch danner en saeregen Lyd, der udtales som sch med t 
foran: child (Barn), tschaild; rich (rig), ritsch. Dog ly der 
ch i fremmede, navnlig fra Graesk og Latin optagne Ord, 
saavel som foran en Konsonant, som k: character (Karak- 
ter) udt. kaeraekt'r. Stavelsen arch (erke, som Erkebiskop) 
udtales i Regelen ahrk foran en Vokal, men foran en 
Konsonant ahrtsch. 

Sh lyder som det tyske sch: short (kort), udt. schaart. 
Denne Lyd svarer naermest til skj-Lyden i skjorte og har 
altid samme Lyd i engelske Ord. 

Sch udtales som sk: scheme (Schema eller Plan), udt. 
skihm; school (Skole), skuhl. 

Sc udtales foran Konsonanter som sk, foran Vokalerne 
e og i som s, men foran andre Vokaler som sk: scorn (at 
foragte eller Spot), udt. skaarn; scene (Skueplads) sihn; 
scissors (Sax), sissers; scalp (Hovedhud), skselp; scrape 
(at skrabe) skreip. 

Th danner en Lyd, som maa tilegnes gjennem at h0re 
det udtalt. Det er den vanskeligste Lyd i det engelske 
Sprog for Begyndere at laere. Th har to Lyd, en bl0d og 
en haardere. Disse Lyd forekommer lige hyppigt i Begyn- 
delsen af en Stavelse som i Slutningen af Ord. De har 



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19 





Dinner. 




To what may I 


Hvad maa jeg byde 


vah maw yay bii 


help you? 


Dem? 


dem? 


Will you have 


Vil De have Sup- 


vil dee hah soop- 


some soup? 


pe? 


peh? 


Yes, if you please 


Ja, Tak 


yah, tahk 


Help yourself 


Forsyn Dem 


for-siihn' dem 


I like Norwegian 


Jeg liker norsk 


yay lee'ker norsk 


cookery 


Mad 


maht 


Do you use pep- 


Bruger De Peber? 


broo'ker dee peh'- 


per? 




ber? 


Cayenne pepper 


Kayenne Peber 

Evening. 


kah-yen'neh 


It is late 


Det er sent 


Deh aer sehnt 


It has struck ten 


Klokken har slaaet 


Klock-ken hahr 




ti 


slaw-et tee 


Are you tired 


Er De s0vnig? 


JEr dee s0v'nig? 


(sleepy) ? 






It is too early to 


Det er for tidligt 


Deh aer for teed'- 


go to bed 


at gaa tilsengs 


ligt ahtt gaw 
til sengs 


It is a fine evening 


Det er en vakker 


Deh aer elm vahk- 




Aften 


ker ahf'ten 


The Summer eve- 


Sommeraftnerne er 


Som'mer-ahft'-ner- 


nings are very 


meget lyse 


neh aer meh'get 


light 




lii'-seh 


One cannot go to 


Man kan ikke fal- 


Mahn kahn ik-keh 


sleep 


de is0vn 

Colors. 


fahl-leh ee-s0vn 


White 


hvid 


veed 


black 


sort 


sohrt 


brown 


brun 


broon 


grey 


graa 


graw 


blue 


blaa 


blaw 


red 


r0d 


r0hd 


green 


gr0n 


gr0nn 


yellow 


gul 


gool 


purple 


purpur 


poor'poor 


violet 


violet 


feoh-lett*. 



20 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

ingen tilsvarende Lyd i Norsk. Den dannes ved at saette 
Tungespidsen melleni Teenderne; idet denne hurtigt trsek- 
kes tilbage, medens man udtaler, fremkommer Lyden n0i- 
agtigt, bl0dere eller haardere, eftersom man lsegger Tale- 
organerne an. Den haarde th-Lyd herefter vil blive antydet 
ved federe Bogstaver: th, medens den bl0de vil udtrykkes 
ved th. I Almindelighed udtales th bl0dere foran den korte 
i-Lyd f. Ex. i think (tsenke), og- foran den laengere e-Lyd 
i these (disse) og lignende. Den haarde Lyd derimod i 
that (den eller hint), thaet; thought (tanke), thaat. 

De f0lgende Ord indeholder de vigtigste i det engelske 
Sprog forekommende Lyd, hvilke man derfor gj0r vel i 
at lade sig foresige af en Lserer, der udtaler korrekt: 

Fate, far, fall, fat; me, met; pine, pin; no, move, nor 
not; tube, tub, bull; oil; pound; thin (haardt th) ; this 
(bl0dt th). 

Nedenstaaende Betegnelser vil i det f0lgende 
blive anvendt til at antyde de engelske Lyd, som 
ikke lader sig udtrykke ved norske Bogstaver. 
Det b^r alligevel erindres som gjennemgaaende 
Kegel, at hvor der er Tale om at udtrykke det 
engelske eller hvilketsomhelst andet Sprogs Ud- 
tale ved et andet Sprogs Lydbetegnelser, dette 
altid knn lader sig gj0re mere eller mindre til- 
naBrmelsesvis : 

Kort a eller den 4de Lyd af a gives ved aa. 

Den lgengere e-Lyd ved ih. 

Kort eller den 4de Lyd af o, ved u. 

Kort u eller den 2den Lyd af u, ved aa. 

Den bl0de Lyd af g samt j-Lyden og ch-Lyden 
ved tsch. 

Den bl0de th-Lyd, ved th. 

Den haarde th-Lyd, ved th. 

W vil antydes ved oi med den folgende Vokal 
efter. 

Wh ved hu, med den folgende Vokal efter. 



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Time and Weather. 



What time is it? 
It is one o'clock 
It is a quarter 

past 
It is half -past two 
It is a quarter to 
five 

Ten minutes past 

six 
Call me at seven 

How is the 

weather ? 
Is it fine? 



There is a knock 
It is Mr. A. 
It is Mrs. B. 
I am glad to see 

you 
Pray be seated 

Will you not take 
off your things? 

Thank you, but I 
must not stop 

I must go very 
soon 



Hvad er Klokken? 
Klokken er et 
Den er et Kvarter 

over 
Den er halv tre 
Den mangier et 
Kvarter paa fern 

Ti Minuter over 
seks 

Vsek mig Klokken 
syv 

Hvordan er Vei- 
ret? 

Er det pent Veir? 

Visiting. 

Det banker 
Det er Herr A. 
Det er Fru B. 
Det glseder mig at 

se Dem. 
Vser saa god at 

sidde ned 
Vil De ikke tage 

T0iet af? 
Tak, jeg kan ikke 
vsere lsenge 

Jeg maa gaa ret 
straks 



vah ser klock-ken? 
klock-ken ser ett 
den ser ett kvahr- 

tehr' oh'ver 
den ser hahl treh 
den mahng-ler ett 
kvahr-tehr' paw 
fern 
tee mee-noo-ter 
oh-ver sex 
vseck may klock'- 

ken siihv 
vore-dahn ser vay- 

ret? 
ser deh pehnt vair? 



deh bangh-ker 
deh ser hser A. 
deh ser froo B. 
deh glse-der may 

ahtt seh dem. 
vser saw gohd aw 

seed' -deh neh 
vil dee ik'keh tah 

t0i'et av? 
tahk, yay kahn ik- 
keh vse-reh lsen- 
geh 
yay maw gaw rett 
strahx 



I am sorry 

I am very sorry 

It is a sad thing 

It is unfortunate 
How tiresome! 

It is very disagree- 
able 
I am glad 



Sorrow and Joy. 

Det gj0r mig ondt 
Det gj0r mig me- 

get ondt 
Det er rigtig leit 

Det er uheldigt 
Det var da kjede- 

ligt! 
Det er meget ube- 

hageligt 
Det glseder mig 



deh y0r may ohnt 
deh y0r may meh'- 

get ohnt 
deh ser rick-tee 

late (short ei) 
deh ser oo-hell-digt 
deh vahr dah 

k-yeh'-deh-ligt! 
deh ser meh-get oo- 

beh-hah'-ghe-ligt 
deh glse-der may 



22 



NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



PRONOMEN ELLER STEDORD. 


Fersonlige. 


Flertal. 


Enkelttal. 


Vi we (oih) 


Jeg I (ai) 


os us (oss) 


mig me (mih) 


I you (juh) 


Du thou (thou) 


Eder you (juh) 


dig thee (thih) 


De they (thei) 


Han he (hih) 


dem them (them) 


Ham him (him) 


De they (thei) 


Hun she (shih) 


dem them (them) 


Hende her (her) 


Eiendomspronomener. 


Kunjunktiviske, eller som 


Absolute eller ubundne, 


staar foran Hovedord som 


som staar med Eftertryk 


Bestemmelsesord. De saa- 


eller alene og viser tilbage 


kaldte bundne: 


paa et foregaaende Ord: 


Min my (mai) 


mine (main) 


Din thy (thai) 


thine thain) 


Hans his (his) 


his (hiss) 


Hendes her (her) 


hers (hers) 


Dens, dets its (its) 


its (its) 


Vor our (aur) 


ours (aurs) 


Eders your (juhr) 


yours (juhrs) 


Deres their (ther) 


theirs (thers) 



Henvisende, demonstrative. 

Enkelttal. Flertal. 

Denne, dette this, this disse these (thihs) 
Hin that, that hine those (thohs) 



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The laundress is 

here 
I want to see her 

Can I have my 

linen back on 

Friday next? 

I like my collars 
very stiff 



The Laundry. 

Vaskerkonen er 
her 
Jeg vil tale med 

hende 
Kan jeg faa mit 
T0i igjen paa 
Fredag? 
Jeg vil gjerne have 
mine Kraver me- 
get stive 



Be sure to bring Lad det vaere sik- 
the things in kert at De bringer 
good time T0iet itide 



You have not 
starched the col- 
lars enough 
I miss a cuff 



De har ikke stivet 
Snipperne nok 



Jeg savner en Man- 
chet 

This shirt is not Denne Skjorte er 
well ironed ikke pent str0get 

You must take it De maa tage den 

back tilbage 

A handkerchief is Der mangier et 

wanting Lommet0rklsede 

Have you brought Har De bragt Reg- 
your bill? ningen med? 



Vah'sker-koh-nen 
ser hser 
Yay vill tah'leh 
meh henn'neh 
Kahn yay faw mit 
t0y e-yen paw 
f reh'-dag T 
Yay vill yser'neh 
hah mee-neh krah- 
verr meh-get stee'- 

veh 
Lah deh vse-reh 
sik'-kert ahtt dee 
bring'-err t0y'et 
ee-tee-deh 
De har ik-keh stee- 
vet snip'-per-neh 
nock 
Yay sahv'nerr ehn 

mang-shet 
Den'neh shorr'teh 
ser ik-keh pehnt 
str0-get 
De maw tah den 

til-bah'-keh 

Daer mahng-ler ett 

Lom'meh-tur-klay 

Hahr dee brackt 

ray-ning-en meh? 



Do you know Mr. 

N.? 

I do not know 

anybody by that 

name 

Does he live here? 

He lives in this 

house 
On the second 

floor 
On the third 

floor 
Is he in? 



Inquiring for a Person 

Kjender De 



Herr 

N.? 

Jeg kjender ingen 
af det Navn 

Bor han her 

Han bor her i Hu- 

set 
I anden Etage 

I tredie Etage 

Er han hjemme? 



K-yen-ner de Hserr 

' N.? 
Yay k-yen-ner in'- 
gen ahv deh nahvn 

Bore hahnn hser? 
Hahnn bore hser ee 

hoo'-set 
Ee ahn'nen eh-tah'- 

sheh 
Ee treh'de eh-tah'- 

sheh 
My hahn yem-me? 



24 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

Relative, tilbagevisende. 

Alle Kj0n og Tal. 

Som who (huh) , , _, 

TT . , ,\ i \ bruges kun om Personer og 

HviS Whose (huhs) fornuftige Vaesener. 

Hvem whom (huhm) 

Som, hvilken, hvilket, hvilke, which (uitsch). 

hvis, whose eller of which (huhs, ov uitsch). 

hvilken, which, to which. 

Dette bruges ikke om Personer, men kun om Dyr og 
livl0se Ting. 



Som, der, hvilken ... ., . 
hvilket, hvilke tnat > tnai; - 

er ens i alle Kj0n og Tal, mangier Genitiv eller Eiendoms- 
kasus; det bruges istedet for who og which, altsaa om 
baade Personer og Ting. 



SpoYgende. 

Disse er de samme som de relative, med Undtagelse af 
that, som ikke kan bruges sp0rgende; men sp0rgende kan 
which ogsaa bruges om Fornuftvsesener. De sp0rgende og 
relative Pronomener faar noget mere almindeligt i deres 
Betydning ved at udvides paa f0lgende Maade: 

whoever 
hvOSOmhelst whosoever 

hvilkensomhelst whichever 

whichsoever 



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25 



Which is the best 

hotel? 
There are several 
very good ones 

Drive me to the 
Hotel Victoria 

Can I have a room 
on the second 
floor? 

I am very tired 

Let us have supper 
soon 

You will find it 
ready in the din- 
ing room 

We wish to have 
supper a la carte 

Are our rooms 
ready ? 



Show me the way, 

please 
Is it far from here ? 

Is it difficult to 
find? 

What time is the 
museum open? 

What days is the 
(National) Gal- 
lery open? 

Is the church open 
at this hour? 

Where is the post- 
office? 

Where is the 
bank? 



The Hotel. 

Hvilket er det bed- 

ste Hotel? 
Her er flere meget 

gode Hotelier 

Kj0r mig til Vic- 
toria Hotel 

Kan jeg faa et 
Vserelse i anden 
Etage? 

Jeg er meget traet 

Lad os faa Aftens- 

mad straks 
Aftensmaden staar 

allerede faerdig i 

Spisesalen 

Vi 0nsker at spise 
a la carte 

Er vore Vaerelser 
istand ? 

In the Town. 

Vaer saa snil at 
vise mig Veien 

Er det langt her- 
fra? 

Er det vanskeligt 
at finde? 

Naar er Musaeet 
aabent ? 

Hvilke Dage er 
(National) Gal- 
leriet aabent? 

Er Kirken aaben 
ved denne Tid? 

Hvor er Postkon- 

toret ? 
Hvor er Banken? 



Vil'ket aer de bes'- 

teh ho-tel'? 
Haer aer fleh'reh 

meh'get goh'-deh 

hotel'ler. 
Ke0r may til Vic- 
toria Ho-tel' 
Kahn yay faw et 

vse'relseh e ahn- 

nen ehtah'sheh? 
Yay aer meh'get 

traett. 
Lah os faw ahf'- 

tensmaht strax. 
Ahf'-tens-mah-den 

stawr ahllereh'de 

faer'dig i spih'se- 

sahlen 
Vee 0n'-sker ahtt 

spee'-seh ah lah 

cart 
Mr voh'reh vae'rel- 

ser e-stahn'? 



Vaer saw snill ahtt 
vee'se may vey'en 
Mr deh lahngt 

hserf rah ? 
Mr deh vahn'skeh- 

ligt ahtt fin'neh? 
Nawr aer moo-seh'- 

et aw'bent? 
Veel'keh dah'-geh 

aer (Nah-shoh- 

nahl') Gahl-leh- 

ree'-et aw'bent? 
Mrr keer'ken aw'- 

ben vehd den'-ne 

teed 
Vohr aer pawst'- 

kon-toh'ret ? 
Vohr aer 

ken? 



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Jeg — selv 
Jeg — mig 
Du — selv 
Du — dig 
Han — selv 
Han — sig 
Hun — selv 
Hun — sig 
Den, det — selv 
Den, det — sig 
Man — selv 
Man — sig 
Vi — selv 
Vi — os 
I — selv 
I — eder 
De — selv 
De — sig 



Positiv. 

Wise, uais, 

vis, klog, 
Sweet, suit, 

s0d, 
Great, greiht, 

stor, 
Clean, klihn, 

ren, 
Cold, kohld, 

kold, 
Hard, hard, 

haard, 
Sharp, sharp, 

skarp, hvas, 
bright, brait, 

klar, 



De reflexive. 
I — myself, ai maiself . 

thou — thyself, thou — thaiself. 

he — himself, hih — himself. 

she — herself, sehih — herself. 

it — itself, itt — ittself . 

one — one's self, uonn — uonn- 

self. 
we — ourselves, uih — ourselvs. 

you — yourselves, juh — juhr- 

selvs. 

they — themselves, thei — them- 

selvs. 

Adjektiver. 
Komparativ. Superlativ. 

wiser, uaiser, wisest, uaisest, 

visere, klogere, visest, klogest. 

sweeter, suiter, sweetest, suitest, 

s0dere, s0dest. 

greater, greihter, greatest, greihtest, 

st0rre, st0rst. 

cleaner, klihner, cleanest, Rlihnest, 

renere, renest. 

colder, kohlder, coldest, kohldest, 

koldere, koldest. 

harder, hahrder, hardest, hahrdest, 

haardere, haardest. 

sharper, sharper, sharpest, sharpest, 

skarpere, skarpest. 

brighter, braiter, brightest, braitest, 

klarere, klarest. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



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In the Country. 



I shall leave the town to- 
night 

Into the country 

Into the interior of Norway 

One of the valleys 

A mountain district 

I am going to ascend the 
mountain 

Are the roads good ? 

Are there many hills? 

Can I have a horse? 

Shall I have to wait 



Jeg reiser fra Byen iaften 
(ray'-ser; ee-ahf'tn) 

Ud paa Landet 

Til det indre af Norge 

En af Dalene 

En Fjeldegn 

Jeg skal bestige Fjeldet? 
(beh-stee'-ge f-yell'-et) 

Er Veiene gode? 

Er der mange Bakker? 

Kan jeg faa Hest? 

Maa jeg vente? 



How much is a 
first-class (sec- 
ond, third class) 
ticket to Dram- 
men! 



The Railway. 

Hvormeget koster 
en f0rste Plads 
(anden, tredie) 
Plads Billet til 
Drammen ? 



Round-trip ticket Tur og Returbillet 



When does the 

train start? 
Is it an express? 

An ordinary train 

A freight train 
Will I have to pay 
for excess bag- 
gage ? 
Is this the train 
for Drammen? 

Will I have to 
change cars? 



Naar gaar Trsenet ? 

(Toget) 
Er det et Hurtig- 

tog? 
Et ordinsert Tog 

Et Godstog 
Maa jeg betale for 
Overvaegt ? 



Vohrmeh'get kos' 
ter ehn f0r'ste 
plahss (ahn'den 
trehd'ye plahss 
billet' till Dram' 
men? 

Toor aw Retoohr' 
billet' 

Nawr gawr tray' 
net? (toh'get) 

Mr deh ett hoor' 
tig-tohg? 

Ett or-dee-naehrt 1 
tohg 

Ett gohss-'tohg 

Maw yay be-tah'le 
for aw'vervsskt? 



Er dette Toget til 
Drammen ? 



Maa jeg 
Tog? 



^r det'-teh toh'- 
get till Drahm'- 
men? 

skifte Maw yay shif'-teh 
tohg? 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



rich, ritsch, 


richer, ritscher, 


richest, ritschest, 


rig, 


rigere, 


rigest. 


Hans is proud 


Peter is prouder 


John is proudest 


Hans er stolt 


Peter er stoltere 


John er stoltest 


Hans is praud 


Piter is prauder 


Dshan is praudest 


F0lgende Adjektiver kompar 


eres paa uregel- 


msessig Maade 






many, maenni, 


more, maar, 


most, mohst, 


mange. 


flere. 


rlest. 


much, maatsch, 


more, maar, 


most, mohst, 


meget. 


mere. 


mest. 


little, lit'tl 


less, less, 


least, lihst, 


lidet. 


mindre. 


mindst. 


bad, baed, 


worse, u0rs, 


worst, u0rst, 


ond, slet. 


vserre. 


vserst. 


good, gudd, 


better, bet'-ter, 


best, best, 


god. 


bedre. 


bedst. 


far, far, 


farther, further, 


farthest, furthest, 


fjern, langt. 


farther, f0rther, 


farthest, furthest, 




fjernere. 


fjernest. 


near, nehr, 


nearer, nehr'er, 


nearest, nehr'eat, 


naer. 


noarmere. 


naermest. 
next, nekst, 
naest. 


old, ohld, 


elder, older, 


eldest, oldest, 


gammel. 


el'der, ol'der, 


el'dest, ol'dest, 




seldre. 


eeldst. 




Tid og Aarstider 






Time and Seasons. 




Tiden 


the time 


the taim 


Aarstiden 


the season 


sih'sn 


Foraaret 


the spring 


spring 


Sommeren 


the summer 


saam'mr 


Efteraaret 


the autumn 


aah'tm 


Vinteren 


the winter 


oin'tr 


Aaret 


the year 


yihr 


Skudaaret 


the leap-year 


lihp'yihr 


et Aarhundrede 


a century 


ei sentjuri 



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At what hour do 

we start? 
With the tide 

Let us go down 

into the cabin 
Where is my 
berth? 
Your name is on 

it 
I prefer a top 
berth 
I am going on 
deck 
The sea is rough 
The wind is high 
It is a head wind 
I feel sea-sick 
Steward, bring me 

some brandy 
The sea is calm 
We have had a 
good passage 



Shall we take a 

walk? 
Yes, let us take a 

walk 
Where shall we 

go? 
On the high road 

There is a good 
deal of dust 



The Steamboat. 

Hvad Tid gaar vi? Vah teed gawr ve? 



Med Floden (H0i- 

vande) 
Lad os gaa ned i 

Kahytten 
Hvor er min K0ie? 

Deres Navn staar 

paa den 
Jeg vil heist have 

en Overk0ie 
Jeg gaar op paa 

Daekket 
Det er Sj0gang 
Det blseser stserkt 
Vi har Modvind 
Jeg er sj0syg 
Opvarter, bring 

mig lidt Cognac 
S0en er rolig 
Vi har havt en god 
Overreise 

Walking. 



Skal vi gaa ud atSkahll ve gaw oot 



Meh floh'den (h0y- 

vahn-neh) 
Lah oss gaw neht 

ee kah-hiit'ten 
Vor ser min k0y"- 

eh? 
Deh-res navn stawr 

paw den 
Yay vill heist hah 

en oh-ver-k0y'eh 
Yay gawr op paw 

dseck'-ket 
Deh ser sh0'gahng 
Deh blse-ser stserkt 
Ve hahr moht-vin 
Yay aer sh0'siik 
Op-vahr'ter, bring 
may lit kon'-yak 
Sh0ehn ser roh'lig 
Ve har hahft en 
gohd oh'ver-rayseh 



spadsere ? 
Ja, lad os gaa en 

Tur 
Hvor skal vi gaa 

hen? 
Ad Landeveien 

Der st0ver meget 



Shooting. 



Can I obtain permission 

shoot here? 
To whom must I apply? 

(vemm; hen-ven'-deh) 
What kind of shooting 

there to be had here? 



ahtt spah-seh'reh? 
Yah, lah oss gaw 

ehn toor 
Vor skahll ve gaw 

hen? 
Ahd lahn-neh-vay- 

en 
Dser st0h'ver meh- 
get 



til 



to Kan jeg faa Tilladelse 
at gaa paa Jagt her? 
Til hvem maa jeg henvende 
mig? 

is Hvad Slags Jagt er der An- 
ledning til her? 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-EXGLISH 



en Maaned 


a month 


ei maanth 


Ugen 


the week 


the oihk 


Dagen 


the day 


deih 


Timen 


the hour 


aur 


en halv Time 


half an hour 


haBf an aur 


et Minut 


a minute 


ei minn'it 


et Sekund 


a second 


sek'knd 


Morgenen 


the morning 


the maarning 


Middagstiden 


the noon 


nuhn 


Eftermiddagen 


the afternoon 


sef'ternuhn 


Aftenen 


the evening 


ihv'ning 


Natten 


the night 


nait 


Midnatten 


the midnight 


midd'nait 


Daggryet 


the daybreak 


deih-breik 


Solnedgangen 


the sunset 


sonn'set 


Solopgangen 


the sunrise 


sonn'rais 


Verden og Elementerne. 


The World and the Elements. 


Universet, Alver- 


the universe 


the ju'nivers 


den 






Verden 


the world 


u0rld 


Jorden 


the earth 


0rth 


den klare Himmel 


the sky 


skai 


Luften 


the air 


aehr 


Vandet 


the water 


uaah'-tr 


Uden 


the fire 


fai'er 


Solen 


the sun 


saann 


Maanen 


the moon 


muhn 


Stjernerne 


the stars 


stahrs 


Maanelyset 


the moonlight 


muhn'lait 


Nymaane 


the new moon 


njuh muhn 



iEselet, the donkey, 

dongfki. 
Koen, the cow, the kau. 
Oxen, the ox, the aaks. 
Kalven, the calf, the ksehf . 
Katten. the cat, the ksett 



Dyrene. 
The Animals. 

Hunden, the dog, the daagg. 
Gjeden, the goat, the goht. 
Hesten, the horse, 

the haars. 
Hoppen, the mare, maehr. 
Svinet, the hog, the haagg. 



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Fishing. 



Is there any fishing to be 
had near here? 

Must I first obtain permis- 
sion to fish? 



To whom must I apply? 

What is the rent for fishing 
in this river? (lake, pond) 

Can I get the sole right of 
fishing ? 

Can I have a boat and man 

to row? 
What do you charge for the 

hour? (day) 
Are you an experienced 

fisherman ? 

Du (thou) is here used; 

second person singular. 
Can I depend on you? 



Er der Anledning til Fiske 

her i Naerheden? 
Maa jeg f0rst have Tilla- 

delse til at fiske? 

(Maw yay f0rst hah till- 

lah'del-se till ahtt fis'ke?) 
Hvem maa jeg henvende 

mig til? 
Hvad er Leien af Fisket i 

denne Elv? (dette Vand, 

denne Dam) 
Kan jeg faa Eneret til at 

fiske? 

(Kahn yay faw Eh'neret) 
Kan jeg faa en Baad og en 

Mand til at ro? 
Hvad forlanger De for Ti- 

men? (for Dagen) 
Forstaar du dig paa Fiske? 

(Er du en 0vet Rorskarl) 



Kan jeg stole paa dig? 



The Country Store. 



Can I buy it at the store? 
(hos lahn'hahn'-leh-ren) 
Good morning! 
Good day! 
Do you keep note paper ? 

I want a quire of paper 

A stick of sealing wax 

A packet of envelopes and 

some pens 
I also want a ball of string 



Kan jeg faa det hos Land- 

handleren ? 
Goddag ! 

(goh-dahg') 
Har De Brevpapir? 
(Hahr dee brehv'-pah-peer?) 
Maa jeg bede om en Bog 

Papir 
En Stang Lak 
En Bundt Konvolutter og 

nogle Penne 
Jeg skulde ogsaa have et 

N0ste Hyssing 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 





Stene og Metaller. 






Stones and Metals. 




Stenen 


the stone the stohn 


Flintestenen 


the flint 


flint 


Juvelen 


the jewel 


dschu'el 


Marmoret 


the marble 


mahr'bl 


Kalken 


the lime 


laim 


Kridtet 


the chalk 


tschaak 


Sandet 


,. the sand 


saend 


Leret 


the clay 


klei 


Guldet 


the gold 

Husets Dele. 
The Parts of the House. 


gohld 



Bygningen, the building, 

the bild'ing. 
Huset, the house, the haus. 
D0ren, the door, the dohr. 
Portene, the gates, 

the geits (lang ei). 
Portgangen, gateway, 

geit'uei (f0rste Stavelse 

lidt laengere). 
Klokken, the bell, the bell. 
N0glen, the key, the kih. 
Laaset, the lock, the lokk. 



Etagen, the story, 
the stoh'ri (lang o). 

D0rhammeren, the knocker, 
the nokk'r. 

Stueetagen, ground floor, 
graund flohr (lang o). 

Trappegangen, the staircase, 
the stashr'keis. 

Trinene, the steps, stepps. 

et m0bleret Vserelse, a fur- 
nished room, se f0r'nisehd 
ruhm. 



Landet og Landbrug. 
The Country and Agriculture. 



Landet, the country, 

the kon'tri 
Avlsgaarden, the farm, 

the fahrm. 
Forpagteren, Jordeieren, the 

farmer, the fahrm'er. 
Agerbrug, agriculture, 

segrikol'tjur. 
Landsbyen, the village, 

the vill'edsch. 



Hytten, the cabin, kaeb'n. 
Landssede, a country seat, 

kon'tri siht. 
Laden, the barn, the bahrn. 
Marken, the field, the fihld. 
Plogen, the plow, the plau. 

(Staves ogsaa plough.) 
Jordbunden, the soil, soil. 

the saail. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



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Mennesket og Legemets Dele 
Man and the Parts of the Body. 
Mennesket, man, maenn. 
Manden, the man, the maen. 
Kvinden, the woman, 

the vom'men. 
Barndommen, childhood, 
tschaild'hud 



det lille Barn, the baby, 

the bei'bi 
Barnet, the child, 

the tschaild. 
Ungdommen, youth, juhth 
Ynglingen, the youth, 

the juhth. 
Drengen, the boy, the boi. 
Pigen, the girl, the g0rl. 
Ungkarlen, Pebersvenden, 

the bachelor, batsch'ler. 
en Olding, en gammel Mand, 

an old man, sen ohld maen. 
en gammel Kone, an old 

woman, aen ohld vom'mn. 
Livet, the life, the laif. 



Munden, the mouth, 

the mauth. 
Laeberne, the lips, the lipps. 
Taenderne, the teeth, 

the teeth (th bl0dt). 
Skjaegget, the beard, 

the behrd (lang e). 
Tungen, the tongue, 

the tongg. 
Hagen, the chin, 

the tschinn (kort i). 
Aandedraettet, the breath, 

the breth (bl0dt th). 
Stemmen, the voice, 

the vaa'is. 
Maven, the stomach, 

stom'mak. 
Hjertet, the heart, 

the hahrt. 
Leveren, the liver, 

the liv'ver. 
Lungerne, the lungs, 

the longs. 



Slaagtninge. 

Relations. 



Familien, the family, 

faem'ili 
Foraeldrene, the parents, 

the paehr'ents. 
Familiefaderen, the father 

of a family. 

father ov ae faem'ili. 
iEgtemanden, the husband, 

hos'bnd. 
Hustruen, the wife, uaif 



Faderen, the father, 

father (haard th). 
Moderen, the mother, 

the mother (haard th). 
S0nnen, the son, the sonn. 
Datteren, the daughter, 

the daah'-ter. 
Broderen, the brother, 

the brother (haard th). 
Bruden, the bride, the braid. 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



Fugle og Fiske. 
Birds and Fishes. 



Kanariefuglen, the canary, 

kanaeh'ri. 
Bogfinken, the chaffinch, 

tschaffiintsch. 
Guldfinken, the goldfinch, 

gohldfintsch. 



H0gen, the hawk, the haak. 
Laerken, the lark, the lahrk. 
Nattergalen, the nightingale 

nai'tingeil. 
Duen, pigeon eller dove, 

pidschen; daav (kort aa). 



Krybdyr, Insekter m. m. 
Reptiles and Insects. 



Slangen, the snake, 
the sneik (lang ei). 

Krokodillen, the crocodile, 
the kro'kodail. 

Baeveren, the beaver, 
the bih'ver. 

Frosken, the frog, fraagg. 

Tudsen, the toad, the tohd. 

Iglen, the leech, lihtsch. 

Myren, the ant, the sent. 



Bien, the bee, the bih. 
Sonimerf uglen, the butterfly 

bott'rflai. 
Larven, the caterpillar, 

kaett'rpiU'r. 
Fluen, the fly, the flai. 
Edderkoppen, the spider, 

spai'der. 
Sneglen, the snail, sneil. 
Ormen, the worm, the u0rm. 





Paaklsedningen. 






The Dress. 




Klaederne 


The clothes 


The klohs 


Kjolen 


the coat 


the koht 


Overkjolen 


great -coat 


greiht-koht 


Kjolen, Livkjolen 


dress-coat 


dress-koht 


Benklsederne 


trowsers 


trausers 


Kjolekraven 


collar 


koller 


iErmerne 


sleeves 


slihvs 


Opslagene 


facings 


feihsings 


Foderet 


lining 


laining 


Lommen 


pocket 


pokket 


Knapperne 


buttons 


bott'ns 


Knaphullerne 


button-holes 


bott'n-hohls 


Kappen 


cloak 


klohk 


Slobrokken 


morning gown 


morning-gaun 


T0flerne 


slippers 


slippers 


Underbenklsederne 


drawers 


draa-ers 


Str0mperne 


stockings 


stokkings 



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Bordet og Husgeraad. 


The Table and House Utensils. 


Koppen 


The cup 


The kopp 


Skaalen 


the saucer 


the saaser 


Kaffebakken 


coffee-board 


koffi bohrd 


Kaffekanden 


coffe-pot 


koffipot 


Sukkerskaalen 


sugar-basin 


shugger-beis'n 


Theskeen 


tea-spoon 


tih-spuhn 


Fadet 


dish 


dish 


Tallerkenen 


plate 


pleit 


Borddugen 


table-cloth 


teib'l-kloth 


Servietten 


napkin 


naeppkin 


Glasset 


glass 


glass 


Flasken 


bottle 


bott'l 


Saltkarret 


salt-cellar 


saalt-seller 


Proptraekkeren 


cork-screw 


kork-skruh 


Kurven 


basket 


bsesket 


Kufferten 


trunk 


traank 


Saxen 


scissors 


sissers 


Ildtangen 


tongs 


tongs 


Kosten 


broom 


bruhm 


Kniven 


knife 


naif 


Gaffelen 


fork 

F^demidler. 

Dishes. 


faark 


F0den, Maden 


The food 


The fuhd 


Levnetsmidlerne 


the victuals 


the vitt'ls 


Maaltidet 


meal 


mihl 


Frokosten 


breakfast 


breikfaest 


Formiddagskaffen 


luncheon 


I0nschen 


Middagsmaden 


dinner 


dinner 


Aftensmaden 


supper 


saapper 


Spiseddelen 


bill of fare 


bill aavv fehr 


Spisevaerelset 


dining room 


daining ruhm 


Br0det 


bread 


bred 


Kagen 


cake 


keihk 


Sm0rret 


butter 


baatter 


Retten 


dish 


dish 


Suppen 


soup 


suhp 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 





Husgjenstande. 






Furniture. 




Husgeraad, M0bler The furniture 


The f0rnitschur 


det m0blerede Vse- the furnished room 


f0rnish'd ruhm 


relse 






Tseppet 


carpet 


kahrpet 


Bordet 


table 


teib'l 


Kommoden 


chiffoniere 


schiffonihr 


Stolen 


chair 


tschaer 


Lsenestolen 


arm-chair 


ahrm-tschaer 


Sofaen 


sofa 


sofha 


Gardinerne 


curtains 


k0rt'ns 


Speilet 


looking-glass 


luking-glaehs 


Maleriet 


painting 


pointing 


Sengen 


bed 


bedd 


Sengestedet 


bedstead 


beddstedd 




Planter, Frugt og Haven. 




Plants, Fruits and Garden. 


Haven 


The garden 


The gahrd'n 


Gartneren 


the gardener 


the gahrd'ner 


Skoven 


wood 


vudd 


Krattet 


thicket 


thikket 


Lunden 


grove 


grohv 


Frugthaven 


z orchard 


ortscherd 


Hsekken 


hedge 


hedsch 


Trseet 


tree 


trih 


Planten 


plant 


plsent 


L0vet, Bladei 


; leaf 

Ugens Dage. 


lihf 




The Days of the Week. 


S0ndag 


Sunday 


S0nndei 


Mandag 


Monday 


Maanndei 


Tirsdag 


Tuesday 


Tjusdei 


Onsdag 


Wednesday 


Oens'dei 


Torsdag 


Thursday 


Th0rsdei 


Fredag 


Friday 


Fraidei 


L0rdag 


Saturday 


Saetterdei 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



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Maanederne. 






The Months. 




Maaneden 


The month 


The month 


Januar 


January 


Dschjaenjueeri 


Februar 


February 


Februaeri 


Marts 


March 


Mahrtsch 


April 


April 


Eipril 


Mai 


May 


Meih 


Juni 


June 


Dsehuhn 


Juli 


July 


Dschulai 


August 


August 


Aahg'st 


September 


September 


September 


Oktober 


October 


Aakto'ber 


November 


November 


November 


December 


December 

Pestdage. 

Holidays. 


Disember 


Nytaar 


The new year 


The nju jihr 


Nytaarsdagen 


New Year's Day 


Nju Yihrs Dei 


Festdagen 


the holiday 


hollidei 


en Fastedag 


a fast-day 


ei fsest dei 


Julen 


Christmas 


Krissmess 


Fastelavn 


Lent 


Lent 


Askeonsdag 


Ash Wednesday 


iEsch-oens'dei 


Paaske 


Easter 


Ihster 




Havet og Skibsfart. 




The Sea and Shipping. 


S0en 


The sea 


The sih 


Kanalen 


the channel 


the tschannel 


0en 


island 


ai'land 


Havnen 


port 


pohrt 


Strandbredden 


shore 


schaahr 


Kysten 


coast 


kohst 


Stormen 


storm 


storm 


Ebbe og Flod 


ebb and flow 


ebb send floh 


Flaaden 


fleet 


fliht 


Baaden 


boat 


boht 


Skibet 


ship 


schipp 



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Om Skrivning. 






Of Writing. 




Papiret 


The paper 


The peiper 


Skrivpapiret 


the writing-paper 


raiting-peiper 


Skriften 


writing 


raiting 


Traekpapiret 


blotting-paper 


blotting-peiper 


Arket 


sheet 


schiht 


Pennen 


pen 


penn 


Staalpennen 


steel-pen 


stihlpenn 


Pennekniven 


pen-knife 


penn-naif 


Blsekhuset 


inkstand 


inkstsend 


Blaekket 


ink 


ink 


Blyanten 


pencil 


pensil 


Saxen 


scissors 

Samlingstallene. 

Collective Numbers. 


sissers 


Et Par 


A pair 


Ei paer 


Et Dusin 


a dozen 


ei d0ss'n 


Ene Snes 


a score 


ei skaar 


For det f0rste 


firstly 


f0rstli 


For det andet 


secondly 


sekkendli 


For det tredie 


thirdly 


th0rdli 


F0rste Gang 


the first time 


the f0rst taim 


Anden Gang 


the second time 


the sekkend taim 


En Gang 


once 


oaans 


To Gange 


twice 

Handelen. 

The Trade. 


toais 


Kj0bmanden 


The merchant 


The mertsehant 


Butiken 


shop 


schopp 


Boden 


booth 


buth 


Kontoret 


office 


aaffis 


Kj0bmandsvaren 


merchandize 


m^rtsehendais 


Grossereren 


wholesale mer- 


hohlseihl m0r- 




chant 


tschent 


Detailhandleren . 


retailer 


riteiler 


Korrespondenten 


correspondent 


korrispondent 



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Verber. 




Verbs. 


at spise 


To eat Tu iht 


at spise Frokost to breakfast tubrekfsest 


at spise til Af ten to sup tu s0pp 


at vaere t0rstig to be thirsty tubi th0rsty 


at dr0mme 


to dream tu drihm 


at rede 


to comb tu kohm 


at b0rste 


to brush tu br0sch 


at gaa 


to go tu gaa 


at spadsere 


to walk tu oaak 


- 


Legemlige Egenskaber. 




Qualities of the Body. 


Latter 


Laughter Laefter 


Graad 


weeping oihping 


Aandedrsettet 


the breath the breth 


Sukket 


sigh sai 


Nysen 


sneezing snihsing 


Stemmen 


voice voi3 


Talen 


speech spihtsch 


Skj0nheden 


beauty bjuhti 


Grimheden 


ugliness aaggliness 


Sundheden 


health helth 


Skikkelsen 


shape scheip 


Styrken 


strength strength 


Svagheden 


weakness uikness 




Sanser og Sjaeleevner. 




Senses and Mental Faculties. 


Sanserne 


The senses The senses 


Synet 


the sight sait 


H0relsen 


hearing hihring 


Lugten 


smell smell 


F0lelsen 


feeling fihling 


Smagen 


taste teist 


Lyden 


sound sound 


Hukommelsen 


memory mem-ori 


Sjaslen 


soul sohl 


Fornuften 


reason rihs'n 



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Regenten. 






The Ruler. 




Kronen 


The crown 


The kraun 


Kroningen 


the coronation 


kor-o-nei-shen 


Tronen 


throne 


throhn 


Regjeringen 


reign 


rein 


Keiseren 


emperor 


emperor 


Keiserinden 


empress 


empress 


Kongen 


king 


king 


Dronningen 


queen 


kuihn 


Prinsen 


prince 


prins 


Prinsessen 


princess 


prinsea 


Kronprinsen 


crown prince 

Praepositioner. 
Praepositioner, 


kroun-prins 


over, ovenover 


above 


sebaav 


om, omkring 


about 


sebaut 


efter 


after 


sefter 


imod 


against 


segenst 


midt i 


amidst 


semiddst 


iblandt 


among 


semong 


foran 


before 


bifohr 


bagved 


behind 


bihaind 


af, fra 


of 


aavv 


paa 


on 


onn 


over 


over 


ohver 


siden 


since 


sins 


indtil 


till 


tm 


til, for 


to 


tu 


henimod 


towards 


to'erds 


under 


below 


biloh 


nedenundel 


beneath 


binith 


af, ved 


by 


bai 


under, medens 


during 


djuring 


f0r 


for 


for 


fra 


from 


fromm 


i 


in 


inn 



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Adverbier. 






Adverbs. 


- 


Ja 


Yes 


Yes 


i Sandhed 


indeed 


indihd 


i Virkeligheden 


in fact 


in faekt 


sandeligen 


truly 


truhli 


visselig 


certainly 


s0rt'n'li 


sikkerlig 


surely 


schurli 


uden Tvil 


no doubt 


noh daut 


under alle Om- 


by all means 


bai all mihns 


stamdigheder 




* 


uden al Tvil 


without doubt 


oithout daut 


alene 


only 


ohnli 


meget 


much 


maatsch 


ganske 


quite 


kuait 


temmelig 


pretty 


pritty 


meget 


very 


verri 


saaledes, saa 


so 


saa 


saaledes 


thus 


th0ss 


hvorledes ? 


how? 


hau 


nei 


no 


naa 


ikke 


not 

Konjunktioner. 
Conjunctions. 


naat 


og 


and 


send 


ogsaa 


also 


aahPso 


ligeledes 


likewise 


laik'uais 


baade 


both 


both 


ikke blot, men 


not only, but also 


not ohnli, bot 


ogsaa 




aahl'so 


enten — eller 


either — or 


ib/ther or 


hverken — eller 


neither — nor 


nih'ther nor 


selv om, endogsaa 


even 


ihv'n 


om 


whether 


huethe'er 


om, dersom 


if 


iff 


ellers 


else 


els 


hvis ikke, om ikke 


if not 


iff not 


eller ogsaa 


or else 


or els 


uden at, naar ikke 


unless 


on-less* 



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KONJUNKTIONER— Fortsat. 


uagtet 




notwithstanding 


not'uithstsending 


ikke destomindre 


nevertheless 


nev'er-the-less' 


endvidere 




moreover 


mohr-ov'r 


eller 




or 


or 


ikke Keller 




nor 


nor 


dog 




yet 


jett 


men 




but 


baatt 


som, idet 




as 


ses 


fordi 




because 


bi-kaahs* 


siden 




since 


sins 


saa, da 




then 


thenn 


thi, for 




for 


for 


at, for at 




that 


that 


undtagen 




except 


eks-sept' 



Brug af Konjunktioner. 

Use of Conjunctions. 
I saw both you and him We can not have suc- 



go down the street 
Jeg saa baade dig og 
ham gaa nedover Ga- 
den 

Ai saah both ju send him 
go daun the striht. 

"We eat to live, but we 

do not live to eat" 
"Vi spiser for at ieve, 

men vi lever ikke for 

at spise" 

Oih iht tu liv', bott oih 

du not liv' to iht. 

It is cold to-day, al- 
though it rained last 
night 

Det er koldt idag, end- 
skj0nt det regnede 
igaaraftes 

It is kohld tudei, aal-tho' 
it rein'd laest nait. 



cess unless we are in- 
dustrious and frugal 
Vi kan ikke have Held, 
medmindre vi er ar- 
beidsomme og spar- 
sommelige 

Oih kaen not hsev saak- 
sess' aan-less' oih ahr in- 
daas'-tri0s send fru'gel. 

I don't know whether 
it is right or wrong 

Jeg ved ikke, enten det 
er ret eller gait 

Ai daahnt naah' huether 
it is rait or raang. 

I hear that you are go- 
ing to leave us 

Jeg h0rer, at De vil for- 
lade os 

Ai hihr that ju ahr gaa-' 
ing tu lihv oss. 



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Grundtallene. 
Cardinal Numbers. 



En (ehn) 
To (toh) 

Tre (treh) 

Fire (fee-reh) 

Fern (fern) 

Sex (sex) 

Syv (siihv) 

Otte (otteh) 

Ni (nee) 

Ti (tee) 

Elleve (el'leh-veh) 

Tolv (toll) 

Tretten (tret 'ten) 

Fjorten (fee-ohr'ten) 

Femten (fern 'ten) 

Sexten (sex 'ten) 

Sytten (sittten) 

Atten (aht'ten) 

Nitten (nit 'ten) 

Tyve (tii-veh) 

En og tyve 

To og tyve 

Fern og tyve 

Ni og tyve 

Tredive or treti 

En og tredive osv. 

Firti 

Femti 

Sexti 

Sytti 

Otti 

Nitti 

Hundrede 

To Hundrede 



One (uon) 
Two (tun) 
Three (thrih) 
Four (faar) 
Five (faiv) 
Six (six) 
Seven (sevv'n) 
Eight (eit) 
Nine (nain) 
Ten (tenn) 
Eleven (ilevv'n) 
Twelve (tuelv) 
Thirteen (th0rtihn) 
Fourteen (fohrtihn) 
Fifteen (fiftihn) 
Sixteen (sixtihn) 
Seventeen (sevv'ntihn) 
Eighteen (eitihn) 
Nineteen (naintihn) 
Twenty (toenti) 
Twenty-one (tuenti- 

uonn) 
Twenty-two 
Twenty-five 
Twenty-nine 
Thirty 

Thirty-one, etc. 
Forty (faarti) 
Fifty (fifty) 
Sixty (sixti) 
Seventy (sevv'nti) 
Eighty (eiti) 
Ninety (nainti) 
Hundred (h0ndred) 
Two hundred (tuh osv.) 



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Fern Hundrede 


Five hundred 


Ni Hundrede 


Nine hundred 


Tusinde 


A thousand (ei thaus- 




en) 


Elleve Hundrede 


Eleven hundred 


Femteu Hundrede 


Fifteen hundred 


Et Tusinde og fern Hun- 


One thousand five hun- 


drede 


dred 


To Tusinde 


Two thousand 


Tre Tusinde 


Three thousand 


Ti Tusinde 


Ten thousand 


En Million 


A million (ei miljen) 


To Millioner 


Two millions (tuh osv.) 


To Millioner fern Hun- 


Two millions five hun- 


drede Tusinde 


dred thousand 


Ordenstallene. 


Ordinal Numbers. 


Den F0rste 


The first 


Anden 


second 


Tredie 


third 


Fjerde 


fourth 


Femte 


fith 


Sjette 


sixth 


Syvende 


seventh 


Ottende 


eighth 


Niende 


ninth 


Tiende 


tenth 


Ellevte 


eleventh 


Tolvte 


twelfth 


Trettende 


thirteenth 


Fjortende 


fourteenth 


Femtende 


fifteenth 


Sextende 


sixteenth 


Syttende 


seventeenth 


Attende 


eighteenth 


Nittende 


nineteenth 



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ORDENSTALLENE— Fortsat. 



Den Tyvende 

En og tyvende 

To og tyvende 

Tredivte 

Firtiende 

Tre og firtiende 

Femtiende 

Fire og femtiende 

Sextiende 

Fern og sextiende 

Syttiende 

Ottiende 

Syv og ottiende 

Nittiende 

Otte og nittiende 

Hundrede 

Tohundrede 

Nihundrede 

Tusinde 

Titusinde 

Nsestsidste 

Sidste 

Brag af Pronomener. 

Use of Pronouns. 
Han sagde intet til mig Vi 
He said nothing to me 
Hih sed nothing tu mih. 

Hun reiste paa Landet 
igaar 

She went to the coun- 
try yesterday 
Shih uent to the kon'tri 
jes'terdei. 

Det er koldt. 
It is cold 
It is kohld. 



the twentieth 
twenty-first 
twenty-second 
thirtieth 
fortieth 
forty-third 
fiftieth 
fifty-fourth 
sixtieth 
sixty-fifth 
seventieth 
eightieth 
eighty-seventh 
ninetieth 
ninety-eight 
hundredth 
two-hundredth 
nine-hundredth 
thousandth 
ten-thousandth 
last but one 
last 



synes om at mo'de 
eder 
We like to meet you 

Oih laik tu miht ju. 

I maa ikke glemme det 
You must not forget it 
Ju most not faar-get' it. 

"Naermere dig, min 

Gud!" 
" Nearer to thee, my 

God!" 

Nehr'er tu thih, mai Gad! 



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De sagde, at jeg skulde 

blive hos dem 
They said I should stay 

with them 

They sed ai shudd stei 

uith them. 

Hun fortalte mig det 

selv 
She told me so herself 

Shih tohld mi so h0rself . 

Det taler for sig selv 
It speaks for itself 
It spihks for it- self. 



Vi forstaar det ikke 

selv 
We don't understand it 

ourselves 

Oih dohnt aan-der-stand' 

it aur-selvs'. 

Tag Vare paa eder selv 

(eller Dem selv) 
Take care of yourselves 

Teik kaer ov jur-selvs'. 

De synes om det selv 
They like it themselves 
They laik it them-selvs'. 



That and These. 



Look at these flowers 
Luk at these flau-'ers. 

That old man has lost 
his son 

That ohld msen haes laast 
his saan. 

These shoes cost more 
than those 

Thihs sjuhs kost maahr 
than thohs. 



Se paa disse Blomster 

Den (hin) gamle Mand 
har mistet sin S0n 



Disse Sko koster mer 
end de (hine) 



Relative Pronouns. 



Hvem har givet Dem 

det Slips? 
Who has given you that 

necktie ? 

Huh haess giv'-ven ju that 

nek'-tai? 

Hvem talte De om? 

(Om hvem talte De?) 
Whom did you speak 

of? (Of whom did 

you speak?) 

Huhm did ju spihk ov? 



Naar man er trast, hol- 
der man af at hvile 

When one is tired one 
likes to repose 

Huen uon is tai'-erd, uon 
laiks tu ri-pohs'. 

Man burde ikke rose 
sig selv 

We should not praise 
ourselves 

Oih shudd not preis aur- 
selvs. 



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RELATIVE PRONOMENER— Fortsat. 



Hvad er det? 
What is it? 
Huatt is it? 

Det er, hvad han for- 

talte mig 
That is what he told 

me 

That is huatt hi tohld mi. 

Han aflagde et Bes0g 
hos Paven, hvem vi 
har h0rtTale om (om 
hvem vi har ho'rt 

He made a visit to the 
Pope, whom we have 
heard of (of whom 
we have heard) 
Hi meid ee vis -sit tu the 
Pope huhm oih haev h0rd 
ov (ov huhm .... h0rd). 



Han kommer 

bage 
He will soon be back 

Hih oill suhn bi bseck. 

Da var vi paa den an- 
den Side af Elven 

Then we were on the 
other side of the river 
Then oih oehr on the 
other said ov the riv'-er. 

Den Mand gaar sjelden 

til Kirke 
That man goes seldom 

to church 

That msen gaas sel'-dm tu 

tsch0rtsch. 



Hvis Blaek er dette? 
Whose ink is this? 
Huhs ingk is this? 

Hvor er det Brevkort, 
som Postbudet brag- 
te? 

Where is the postal 
card which the mail 
carrier brought? 
Huser is the pohs'-tel kard 
huitsch the meil-kaer'-rier 
braaht ? 

Hvilken af Deres Lse- 
yere har (er) reist 
bort? 

Which of your teachers 
has gone away? 

Huitsch ov jur tihtsch'- 
ers haess gaan auei? 

Brag af Adverbier. 

Use of Adverbs, 
snart til- Naar Vaaren kommer, 
da begynder Roserne 
at vokse 
When spring comes, 
then the roses begin 
to grow 

Huenn spring koms, then 
the rohs'-es beh-gin' tu 
gro. 



Lad os gaa nu 
Let us go now 
Lett oss gaa nau. 

Jeg taenker ofte paa dig 
I often think of you 
Ai of -fen think ov ju. 



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BRUG AF ADVERBIER__Fortsat. 

Det var meget m0rkt 
It was very dark 
It uaahs ver'-ri dahrk. 



Tank meget, tal lidet 
Think much, speak little 
Think maatsch, spihk littl 



Det er gait altsammen 
It is wrong altogether 
It is raang aal-to-geth'er. 

Dette Hus er stort nok 

for os 
This house is large 

enough for us 

This haus iss lardsch eh- 

naaff for oss. 

Vi er tilstragkkeligt for- 
synede med F0de og 
Kheder 

We are sufficiently sup- 
plied with food and 
clothing 

Oih ahr saaf-fisch'-ent-li 
saap-plaid' oith fuhd send 
klo'-thing. 

Jeg tror neppe, hvad 

Beretningen siger 
I hardly believe what 

the report says 

Ai hahrd-li be-lihv' huatt 

the ri-port' sees. 

Han var ikke ganske 
fserdig med sit Ar- 
beide 

He was not quite done 
with his work 
Hih uaahs not ku-ait' 
d0n uith his uaark. 



Hans Vilje er altfor 
staerk at b0ie og alt- 
for stolt at lasre 
His will is too strong to 
bend and too proud 
to learn 

His uill is tu straang to 
bend aend tu praud tu 
10m. 

Hans Vasrelse er over 

(ovenover) vort 
His room is above ours 
His ruhm is ee-bov' aurs. 

Vi laegger en Bro over 

(tvagrsover) Elven 
We lay a bridge across 

the river 

Oih lei ae bridsch se-kros' 

the riv'-ver. 

Vi ro imod B0lgerne 
We row against the 

waves 

Oih roh a-gaenst' the 



De seilede langs Kysten 
They sailed along the 

coast 

They sei'ld se-laang' the 

kohst. 



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Ombord. 


On Board. 


Opvarter 


Saebe 


Waiter 


Soap 


Oei'-ter 


sohp. 


Giv mig 


En Kop The 


Give me 


A cup of tea 


giv mih. 


se kop ov tih. 


Vand 


En Kop Kaffe 


Water 


A cup of coffee 


uaah'-ter. 


83 kop ov kaaf'-fih. 


Paa Toldboden. 


At the Custom-House. 


Dette er min Kuffert 


No, Nei. 


This is my trunk 


Jo, jeg har nogle faa 


This is mai traangk. 


Cigarer 


Har De Tobak? 


Yes, I have a few cigars 


Have you any tobacco? 


Jes, ai hsev a? fju si-gars'. 


Haev ju sen'ni to-bsek'ko? 


Dem gaar der ingen 


eller Cigarer? 


Told af 


or cigars? 


They pay no duty 


aar si-gars'? 


Thei pei no dju'ti. 


Paa Jernbanen. 


At the Railroad Station. 


Hvor er Jernbanen til 


til anden Plads 


London ? 


for the second class 


Where is the railroad to 


for the sek'-knd klaess, 


London? 


til tredie Plads 


Huaer is the reil'-rohd tu 


for the third class 


Lon'-den? 


for the th0rd klsess. 


Giv mig en Billet 


Stationen 


Give me a ticket 


The station 


Giv mih se tik'-ket 


The stei'-sjen. 


til f0rste Plads 


Vis Deres Billetter 


for the first class 


Show your tickets 


for the f0rst klsess, 


Sjaa jur tik'-kets. 



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Kj0r os til 
Drive us to 
Draiv oss tu 

Regent Street 
Regent Street 
Rid'-schent striht. 



Droske. 

Carriage. 

Til Hotel Victoria 
To Victoria Hotel 

Tu the Jio-teP. 

Hvad koster det? 
What is the fare? 

Huat is the faer? 



I en Restauration. 

At the Restaurant. 

Jeg 0nsker at spise til Svinesteg 

Middag 
I wish to dine 

Ai oisch tu dain. 

Giv mig Spiseseddelen 
Give me the bill of fare 

Giv mih the bill ov faer. 

Oksekjefd, stegt 
Roast beef 



rohst bihf. 
Faaresteg 
Roast mutton 

rohst mott'n. 

Kalvesteg 
Roast veal 

rohst vihl. 



God Morgen 
Good morning 
Gudd maar'ning. 

Hvorledes staar det til? 
How do you do? 
Hau du ju du? 

Meget godt 
Very well 
Ver'ri oell. 



Roast pork 

rohst pohrk. 
Poteter 
Potatoes 

po-tei'-tohs. 

B0nner, beans 

bihns. 

iErter, peas 

pihs. 
Jeg er hunrig 
I am hungry 

Ai asm haang'ri. 

Jeg er t0rstig 
I am thirsty 
Ai aem tl^r'sti. 

Nogle Talemaader. 

Some Expressions. 

God Aften 
Good evening 
God ehv'ning. 

Saet Dem ned 
Sit down 

Sit daun. 

Jeg takker Dem 
I thank you 
Ai thank ju. 



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Strsede, lane 
lein (lang ei). 

Gade, street 

striht. 

Plads, Torv, square 
sku-sere'. 

Park, offentlig Have 
Park 

pahrk (lang a). 

Hus, house 

haus. 

Gaden er lang 
The street is long 
The striht is laang. 



Gaden. 
The Street. 

Butikken, the shop 

the shap. 

Herre ! min Herre ! Sir ! 

S0r! 

Ja, min Herre ! Yes, sir ! 

Jes, s0r! 

Nei, min Herre! No, sir! 

No, s0r! 

Politibetjent, policeman 

po-lihs'mn. 

Vaer saa god at sige 

mig 
Pray tell me 

Prei tell mih. 



At sparge om Raad. 

To Ask Advice. 

Hvad siger De ? eller du Jeg ved ikke, hvad jeg 



What do you say? 
Huat du ju sei? 

Hvad vil De sige ? 
What do you wish to 

say? 

. . . oisch tu sei. 

Hvad mener De der- 

med? 
What do you mean by 

that? 

. . . mihn bai thaet? 

Hvad o'nsker De? 
What do you wish? 
Hvad vil du have? 
What do you want? 
Hvad skal jeg gj0re? 
What shall I do? 
. . sjsell ai du? 



skal gj0re 
I do not know what to 
do 

De har valgt Deres Tid 

slet 
You have chosen your 

time badly 

Ju haev tscho'-sn jur taim 
baed'-li. 

Hvad vilde De gjp're i 

mit Sted? 
What would you do in 

my place? 

Huat wud ju du in mai 

pleis? (lang ei). 

De maa vsere taalmodig 

You must have patience 

Ju maast haev pei'-schens. 



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Kom ind 
Come in 
Kaam in (ligesom norsk). 

Gaa langsommere 

Walk slower 

oaak sloh'-er. 

De gaar for hurtig 

You walk too fast 

Ju oaak tu fsekst. 

Jeg kan ikke f0lge med 

Dem 
I can not keep up with 

you 

Ai kaehnt kihp aap' uith 
ju (up som o i kop). 

Lad os hvile lidt 
Let us rest a little 

Let aas rest se lit'tl. 



At gaa og komme. 
Going and Coming. 

F0lg med dig 
Follow me 
Fol'-loh mih. 

Kom denne Vei 



Come this way 
Kom this uei. 



Jeg gaar med Dem 

I will go with you 

Ai oill gaa oith ju. 



Med hvem taler De? 

Taler De til mig? 
De taler for lavt. 
Tal h0jt. 
Hvorfor talte De 

f0r? 
Tal ikke til mig. 
Tal fornuftig. 
Det kalder jeg at tale. 
Han taler meget godt. 



Kom n&rmere 
Come nearer 

Kom nekr'er. 

Gaa ligeud 
Go straight ahead 
Gaa streit a-hedd*. 

Drei tilh0ire 
Turn to the right 
T0rn tu the rait. 

Drei tilvenstre 
Turn to the left 
to the left. 

Gj0r Plads 
Make room 

Meik ruhm (lang u) 

At tale. 

Speaking. 

With whom do 

speak ? 
Do you speak to me? 
You speak too low. 
Speak loud. 
Why did you not speak 
before? 

Do not speak to me. 
Speak rationally. 
I call that speaking. 
He speaks very well. 



you 



ikke 



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At lsese og skrive. 

Reading and Writing. 



KanDe laese Tysk? 
Hvad laeser De? 
Jeg laeser Avisen. 

Jeg laeser Goethes Eg- 

mont. 
Hvor har De laest det? 

Jeg laeste det i Avi- 

serne. 
Laes h0jt. 

Vi laeser altid ho'jt. 
Bliv ved at laese. 
Jeg har laest hele dette 

Vaerk. 



Can you read German? 

What do you read? 

I am reading the news- 
paper. 

I am reading Goethe's 
Egmont. 

Where have you read 

that? 

I read it in the news- 
papers. 

Read aloud. 

We always read aloud. 

Continue to read. 

I have read the whole 

of this work. 



Om Sundheden. 
Of the Health. 
Hvorledes befinder De How do you do? 

Dem? 
Hvorledes gaar det? 
Hvorledes staar det til 

med Dem? 
Ret vel. 
Tak, meget vel. 
Hvorledes har Deres 

Kone det? 
Hun befinder sig meget 

vel. 
De ser ud til at vaere 



How are you? 
How do you feel? 

Pretty well. 

Very well, I thank you. 

How is your wife ? 

She is very well indeed. 



meget rask. 
Jeg er virkelig fuld- 

kommen vel. 
Jeg befinder mig ikke 

rigtig vel. 



You appear to be very 

well. 
I am really very well. 

I do not feel very well. 



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Om Alderen. 

Of the Age. 



Hvor gammel er De? 

Jeg er 20 Aar gammel. 

Jeg er kun f emten Aar 
gammel. 

Endnu saa ung? 

Alt saa gammel? 

De er i Deres bedste 
Aar. 

Hvor gammel er Deres 
S0ster? 

Hun er atten Aar gam- 
mel. 



How old are you? 

I am twenty years old. 

I am only fifteen years 

old. 
Still so young? 
Already so old? 
You are in your best 

years. 
How old is your sister? 

She is eighteen years 
old. 



Om Tiden. 
Of Time. 



For nogle Dage siden. 
For kort Tid siden. 
En af disse Dage. 
Det er neppe to Dage 

siden. 
Det er neppe tre Dage 

siden. 
Sidste Uge. 
For en Uge siden. 
For 14 Dage siden. 



A few days ago. 
A short time since. 
One of these days. 
It is scarcely two days 

since. 
It is hardly three days 

ago. 
Last week. 
A week ago. 
A fortnight ago. 



At udtrykke Smerte og Misforno'ielse, 
To Express Pain and Discontent. 



Ak ! o ve mig ! 
O, hvor skjaendigt! 
Hvor aergerligt! 
Hvor smerteligt! 
Hvor s0rgeligt! 
Hvilken Ulykke ! 
Hvor kjedeligt! 



Oh, dear me ! 

Oh, how infamous! 

How vexatious! 

How painful! 

How sad ! 

What a misfortune! 

How annoying! 



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Om Klokkeslettet. 

Of the Hour. 



Hvad er Klokken? 
Sig mig, hvad Klokken 

er. 
Er det silde? 
Nei, det er endnu tid- 

lig. 
Klokken er 2. 
Den slaar snart 6. 
Den slog nylig fern. 
Det er ikke lasnger tid- 

lig. 
Det er paa Tiden at 

staa op. 
Det er Dag. 
Det er endnu tidlig paa 

Dagen. 
Den er fern Minutter 

over syv. 
Den er 10 
over syv. 



Minutter 



What o'clock is it? 
Tell me what o'clock it 

is. 
Is it late? 
No, it is yet early. 

It is 2 o'clock. 
It will soon strike six. 
It has just struck five. 
It is no longer early. 

It is time to rise. 

It is day. 

It is yet early in the 

day. 
It is five minutes after 

seven. 
It is ten minutes past 

seven. 



H^flighedsudtryk. 

Polite Terms. 



Vser saa god at tage 

Plads. 
Jeg beklager, at Deres 

Bes0g er saa kort. 
Det glaeder mig at se 

Dem saa vel. 
De er altfor artig. 
Jeg er Dem saerdeles 

forbunden. 
Det er os altid en stor 

Forn0ielse at se Dem. 



to 



Have the kindness 

sit down. 
I regret that your visit 

has been so short. 
I am glad to see you so 

well. 
You are too kind. 
I am very much obliged 

to you. 
It always gives us a 

great pleasure to see 

you. 



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Om 

Of the 
Vil De virkelig gaa ud ? 

Hvad Slags Veir er 

det? 
Det er smukt Veir. 
Det er slemt Veir. 
Det bheser stserkt. 
Veiret er mildt idag. 

Jeg er bange for, det vil 

regne. 
Det er meget varmt. 
Blaeser det? 

Nei, det er ganske stille. 
Himlen er overtrukken. 
Maaske klarer Luften 

op. 
Det tvivler jeg paa. 



Veiret. 

Weather. 

Is it possible you want 

to go out? 
What kind of weather 

is it? 
It is beautiful weather. 
It is bad weather. 
It is very windy. 
The weather is mild 

to-day. 
I fear it will rain. 

It is very warm. 

Is it windy? 

No, it is quite calm. 

The sky is overcast. 

Perhaps the sky will 

clear. 
I doubt it. 



Godt, det er ret! 
Meget godt! 
Hvilken Glsede! 
Hvilken Forn0ielse! 
Hvor morsomt! 
Hvor lykkeligt! 
Jeg er ganske henrykt. 
Jeg er meget glad. 
Jeg er meget forn0iet. 
Hvor jeg er glad der- 

over! 
Hvor jeg er forn0iet ! 
Hvor jeg f0ler mig lyk- 

kelig ! 



At udtrykke Bif aid. 
To Express Approbation. 



Well, that is right! 

Very well ! 

What a pleasure ! 

What joy! 

How pleasant ! 

How happy! 

I am charmed. 

I am very glad. 

I am very much pleased 

How charmed I am 

with this ! 
How glad I am ! 
How happy I am ! 



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At takke. 

To Express Thanks. 



Jeg takker Dem. 

Jeg er Dem meget for- 

bunden. 
Mange Tak. 
Jeg takker Dem ret 

meget. 
Jeg takker Dem for De- 
res Venlighed. 
Jeg er Dem overordent- 

lig forbunden. 
Jeg er Dem meget tak- 

nemmelig for Deres 

Godhed. 
Jeg tager derimod med 

Tak. 



I thank you. 

I am very much obliged 

to you. 
Many thanks. 
Thank you very much. 

I thank you for your 

kindness. 
I am greatly indebted 

to you. 
I am very grateful for 
your kindness. 

I accept it with thanks. 



Nyheder. 
Of News. 



Hvad nyt? 

Er der noget nyt idag? 

Hvad nyt er der? 
Hvorledes staar det til 

i Politiken? 
Har De intet nyt h0rt? 

Har De hprt det nye? 
Jeg har intet hort. 
Har De laest Aviserne? 

Hvad nyt er der i 

Byen? 
Jeg har intet h0rt. 



What news is there? 
Is there anything new 

to-day? 
What news is there? 
What is going on in 

politics ? 
Have you not heard 

anything new? 
Do you know the news ? 
I have heard nothing. 
Have you read the 

newspapers ? 
What news is there in 

town? 
I have heard nothing. 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



At afslaa et Forlangende. 

To Deny a Request. 



Jeg kan ikke. 
Det kan ikke ske. 
Det er mig unmligt. 
Det lader sig ikke 

gj0re. 
Tal ikke til mig derom. 

Det er mig unmligt at 

opfylde Deres 0nske. 
Det er aldeles umuligt. 
Jeg vil ikke h0re Tale 

derom. 
Det gj0r mig meget 

ondt, men jeg kan 

ikke gj0re det. 
Det gj0r mig overor- 

dentlig ondt, men jeg 

kan ikke gj0re, som 

De forlanger. 



I cannot. 

It cannot be. 

It is impossible for me. 

It cannot be. 

Do not speak to me of 

it. 
It is impossible for me 

to fulfill your wishes. 
It is utterly impossible. 
I will not hear of it. 

I am very sorry, but I 
cannot do it. 

I am exceedingly sorry, 
but I cannot do as 
you wish. 



Forsikringer. 

Assurances. 



Ja, det er sandt. 

Jo, ganske sikkert. 

Det er sandt. 

Jeg siger jo. 

Det er kun altfor sandt. 

Den Sag er sikker. 

Jeg har det fra en god 

Kilde. 
De kan tro mig. 
Jeg er ganske vis der- 

paa. 
Jeg t0r vasdde derpaa. 
Jeg kan forsikre Dem. 



Yes, it is true. 

Yes, certainly. 

That is true. 

I say yes. 

It is but too true. 

The fact is certain. 

I have it from good 

authority. 
You may believe me. 
I am very certain of it. 

I will lay a wager on it. 
I can assure you. 



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59 



At modsige og ytre Tvivl. 

Contradictions and Doubts. 



Nei, ganske bestemt nei. 

Det er ikke sandt. 

Det er falskt. 

Jeg siger nej. 

Det er ligegyldigt. 

Det betyder intet. 

Jeg har det kun af ~Ryg- 

ter. 
Det er Usandhed. 
Det er en Bagvaskelse. 
Det kan ikke vaere mu- 

ligt. 
Det er umuligt. 
Jeg benaegter det. 
Det er en opfunden Hi- 

storie. 
Det er latterligt. 



No, most decidedly not. 

That is not true. 

That is false. 

I say no. 

It does not signify. 

That says nothing. 

I have it only from 

hearsay. 
It is a falsehood. 
It is a calumny. 
It cannot be. 

It is impossible. 

I deny it. 

It is an invention. 



Han er min Ven. 
Han er min intime Ven. 
Han er min bedste Ven. 
Jeg elsker ham virkelig 
Jeg har meget tilovers 

for ham. 
Vi staar paa en meget 

fortrolig Fod. 
Vi elsker hinanden som 

Br0dre. 
Vi er uadskillelige. 



That is ridiculous. 
Om Venskab. 

Of Friendship. 

He is my friend. 

His my intimate friend. 

He is my best friend. 

I really love him. 

I have a great regard 

for him. 
We are very intimate. 



We love each other like 

brothers. 
We are inseparable. 



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NOftWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLlSH 



Jeg har Ret. 
Jeg har Uret. 

Har jeg Ret? 

Har min Broder Ret? 

De har Ret. 

Har han Ret eller Uret ? 

Har han ikke Uret ? 

Jo, han har Uret. 

Deres S0n har ikke Uret 

Saa (Adverb). 

Meget, en Del. 

Lidt. 

Meget, en hel Del. 

Meget lidt. 

Jeg har meget Salt. 

Jeg har kun lidt Br0d. 

Jeg har en hel Del Suk- 

ker. 
Min Broder har kun 

meget lidt Guld. 
At skulle. 

At maatte (skulle). 
At maatte (turde). 

Vil De gj0re det? 
Jeg er villig til at gj0re 

det; jeg vil. 
Det er meget asrgerligt 

at skulle gj0re en 

Ting, som man ikke 

vil gjore. 



SIMPLE SENTENCES. 
Lette Ssetninger. 

I am right. 



I am wrong. 

Am I right? 

Is my brother right? 

You are right. 

Is he right or wrong ? 

Is he not wrong? 

Yes, he is wrong. 

Your son is not wrong. 

So. 

Much, a deal. 

Little. 

Very much, a great deal 

Very little. 

I have much salt. 

I have but little bread. 

I have great deal of 

sugar. 
My brother has but 

very litle gold. 
To be obliged to, to be 

forced. 
To be compelled. 
To be permitted, to be 

allowed. 
Will you do that? 
I am willing to do it, I 

will. 
It is very provoking to 

be obliged to do a 

thing that we are not 

willing to do. 



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LETTE SJETNINGER— Fortsat. 



Jeg har maattet gj0re 

det, uagtet jeg havde 

den st0rste tjlyst der- 

til. 
Jeg har ikke vagret i 

Stand til at komme 

f0r Kl. 5. 
Maa De (har De Lov til 

at) gj0re det? 
Jeg har nok maattet, 

men jeg vilde ikke. 



At bede om Tilladelse. 
At bede om Tilgivelse. 
Jeg beder Dem om For- 

ladelse, min Herre. 
Vi vil ikke se ham. 
Men De skal se ham. 
Jeg vilde ikke kj0be 

det. 
De skulde pr0ve det. 
Vil De bringe dette 

Brev paa Posthuset? 
Jeg vil tage det. 

Meget lsengere. 
Ikke meget laengere. 
Hvor meget laengere? 

Vil du endnu skrive 
lasnge? 

Jeg skriver ikke meget 
laengere. 

Hvor lasnge vil De end- 
nu blive her? 



I have been compelled 
to do it, though I was 
very unwilling to it. 

I have not been able to 
come before 5 o'clock 

Are you permitted (al- 
lowed) to do that? 

I have been permitted 
to do it, but I have 
been unwilling to do 
it. 

To ask permission. 

To beg pardon. 

I beg your pardon, sir. 

We will not see him. 
But you shall see him. 
I would not buy it. 

You should try it. 
Will you take this let- 
ter to the post-office? 
I will take it. 

Much longer. 
Not much longer. 
How much longer? 

Will you still write 

long? 
I shall not write much 

longer. 
How much longer will 

you remain here? 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



LETTE S^TNINGER— Fortsat. 



At kunne, vasre i Stand 

til. 
At kunne, forstaa, kjen- 

de. 

Kan De tale Engelsk? 
Jeg kan tale lidt, men 

jeg kan ikke skrive 

det. 
Kan De Engelsk? 

Forstaar De Engelsk? 

Jeg kan det ikke til 
Fuldkommenhed, men 
jeg kan saa meget, at 
jeg kan gj0re mig 
forstaaelig. 

Han har et fuldkom- 
ment Kjendskab til 
det engelske Sprog. 

Det glaeder mig. 

Det gj0r mig ondt at 

h0re, at Deres Sister 

er syg. 
Det vil gj0re min Tante 

ondt at h0re, at . . . 
Gj0r det Dem ikke 

ondt? 
Det glasder mig at h0re, 

at Deres Broder er 

vendt tilbage. 
Det gj0r mig meget 

ondt, at jeg ikke kan 

komme. 



To be able. 
To know. 

Can you speak English? 
I can speak a little, but 
I cannot write it. 

Do you understand 
English? 

Do you understand 
English? 

I do not know it thor- 
oughly, but I know 
enough to make my- 
self understod. 

He has a thorough 
knowledge of the 
English language. 

I am glad. 

I am sorry to hear that 
your sister is ill. 

My aunt will be sorry 
to hear that . . . 

Are you not sorry for 
it? 

I am glad to hear that 
your brother has re- 
turned. 

I am sorry I cannot 
come. 



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LETTE SJETNINGER— Fortsat. 



Har Tjeneren vaeret hos 
Skraedderen for at 
h0re, naar jeg faar 
min Kjole. 



Has the servant in- 
quired at the tailor's 
when I shall have my 
coat? 



Prsesens Particip. 

Som Verbum. 



Da jeg har seet ham, 
vil jeg gaa til hans 
Fader og sige, at han 
er her. 

Da jeg havde seet ham, 
gik jeg til hans Fa- 
der. 

Da jeg 0nsker at se 
(tale med) ham og 
ikke er i Stand til at 
finde ham nogetsteds, 
maa jeg skrive til 
ham. 

Da jeg hverken kunde 
eller vilde laane ham 
Pengene, var jeg n0d- 
saget til at sige til 
ham, at jeg ingen 
havde. 



Having seen him, I will 
go to his father and 
tell him he is here. 

Having seen him, I 
went to his father. 

Wishing to see him and 
not being able to find 
him anywhere, I must 
write to him. 



Not being able nor wil- 
ling to lend him the 
money, I was obliged 
(forced, compelled) 
to tell him I had 
none. 
Efter Praepositioner. 
han havde After having done this. 



Efter at 

gjort det. 
Jeg er langtfra at tro 

det. 
De gj0r Ret i at handle 

saaledes. 
De burde tale med ham, 

i Stedet for at skrive 

ham til. 



I am far from believing 
that. 

You are right in doing 
so. 

You ought to speak to 
him instead of writ- 
ing to him. 



64 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

COMMON EXPRESSIONS. 
Almindelige Talemaader. 

Was he an honest man? 
Var han en retskaff en Mand ? 

Was the lady gone already? 
Var Damen gaaet allerede ? 

Was the store open? 
Var Butiken aaben ? 

Were we there when you came? 
Var vi der, da du kom ? 

You have not been here before. 
Du har ikke vasret her f0r. 

He has not seen you. 
Han har ikke seet dig. 

She has a nice dress. 
Hun har en pen Kjole. 

It has been very cold. 

Det har vasret meget koldt. 

We have heard the news. 
Vi har hort Nyheden. 

Have you lost any money? * 
Har De mistet nogle Penge? 

Has the man been here ? 
Har Manden vaeret her? 

Has your sister seen him? 
Har din Sister seet ham? 

Has the dog taken it? 
Har Hunden taget det? 

He was very sick. 
Han var meget syg. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 65 

Almindelige Talemaader. 

She was afraid of thunder. 
Hun var rsed Torden. 

It was a big stone. 
Det var en stor Sten. 

We were there twice. 
Vi var der to Gange. 

Do you see me? 
Ser du mig? 

Did he know you? 
Kjendte han dig? 

Do they go away to-day? 
Gaar de bort idag? 

Did she speak about him? 
Talte hun om ham? 

I did not see the bird. 
Jeg saa ikke Fuglen. 

You did not believe me. 
De troede mig ikke. 

We do not want you. 
Vi beh0ver dig ikke. 

It did not rain yesterday. 
Det regnede ikke igaar. 

He is a European Han er en Europseer 

She is my mother Hun er min Moder 

It is not an animal Det er ikke et Dyr 

We are old Vi er gamle 

You are young I er unge (De er ung) 

They are useful De er nyttige 

He is a young boy Han er en ung Dreng 

I shall come to you Jeg skal komme til Dem 

They will find the boy De vil finde Drengen 



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Almindelige Talemaader. 



I should like a knife 

They would make a fire 
Have you seen the bird 
He has had pepper and salt 
You are a tall man 
They have very large (com- 
modious) houses 
It was a grand idea 

The little boy caresses his 

good old father 
The pupil goes to school 
We admire fine teeth 

He loved his mother 
You are very obliging, sir. 
It is a long time since we 

saw each other. 
So it is, indeed. 
What news? 
Nothing of importance 



Jeg skulde like at faa en 
Kniv 

De vilde tsende (en) Hd 

Har De set Fuglen? 

Han har havt Peber og Salt 

De er en h0i Mand. 

De har meget store (rum- 
melige) Huse 

Det var en stor (storartet) 
Ide! 

Den lille Dreng kjsertegner 
sin gode gamle Fader 

Eleven gaar i Skole 

Vi beundrer smukke Ten- 
der 

Han elskede sin Moder 

De er meget artig 

Det er lang Tid, siden vi saa 
hinanden 

Det er det sandeligt 

Hvad nyt? 

Intet af Betydning 



Articles Necessary for Traveling. 

Gjenstande, der er ntfdvendige paa Reise. 



A purse 


En Pengepung 


A passport 


Et Pas 


A portfolio, a wallet 


En Brevtaske 


A pocket-book 
A pocket diary 


En Notebog 


A lead pencil 


En Blyant 


A slate pencil 


En Griffel 


A pocket-knife 


En Lommekniv 


A penknife 


En Pennekniv 


An eye-glass 


En Lorgnet 


A pair of opera glasses 


En Theaterkikkert 


A field-glass, telescope 


En Kikkert 


An umbrella 


En Paraply 



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67 



Letters and Telegrams. 

Breve og Telegrammex. 



Here is a letter for you, 

sir. 
The postman has just 

brought it, there's two 

cents to pay 
Why, there's a stamp on it, 

the postage is paid 
Look at this stamp: In- 
sufficiently prepaid. 
I must answer this at once 
You can write your letters 

in the drawing-room, if 

you like 
You will find everything 

you want there 
What is the postage to 

Denmark ? 
Up to what time can one 

post letters which are to 

go by the evening mail? 



Her er et Brev til Dem. 

Postbudet har netop bragt 
det, det koster 2 cents 

Men der er Frirnaerke paa 

det, Portoen er betalt 
Se paa dette Stempel: Util- 

strsekkeligt frankeret 
Jeg maa straks svare 
De kan skrive Deres Breve i 

Fsellesvacrelset, dersom De 

0nsker. 
De vil der finde alt, hvad 

De 0nsker 
Hvad er Portoen for et Brev 

til Danmark? 
Til hvad Tid kan man ind- 

levere Breve, som skal af- 

gaa med Aftenposten? 



Theater. 



What shall we do this eve- 
ning? 

Let us go to the play 

I want two dress-circle tick- 
ets for this evening 

Have you any left in the 
first row? 

There are two, but they are 
not together 

Oh, that's no use, they must 
be together 

I have two in the third row, 
but they are right in the 
middle, so that you will 
see excellently 



Hvad skal vi foretage os i 

Aften? 
Lad os gaa i Theatret 
Vil De give mig to Balkon- 

billetter til i Aften 
Har De nogle endnu til f0r- 

ste Rsekke? 
Der er to; men de er ikke 

ved Siden af hinanden 
Ja, saa nytter det ikke; de 

maa vsere ved Siden af 

hinanden 
Jeg har to Pladser paa 

tredie Raekke; men de er 

lige i Midten, saa De vil 

kunne se udmserket der. 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



Theater. 



That will do very well! 
How much is it? 

Straight up the stairs, gen- 
tlemen, and then turn to 
the right 

Your tickets, please 

Numbers forty -eight and 
forty -nine 

Will you please keep these 
checks; you will want 
them, if you go out dur- 
ing the intermissions. 

Will you leave your hats 
and coats here, gentle- 
men? 

What do you think ? had we 
better do so? 

I think so, they will be in 
our way in the theater. 



Det var praegtigt! Hvor 

meget er det? 
Lige op ad Trappen, mine 

Herrer, og saa dreier De 

til h0ire. 
Maa jeg bede om Deres Bil- 

letter. 
Nr. 48 og 49. 

Vil De behage at beholde 
Kontrabilletterne ; De vil 
komme til at beh0ve dem, 
dersom De gaar ud mel- 
lem Akterne. 

Vil De lade Deres Hatte og 
Overfrakker blive her, 
mine Herrer? 

Hvad tror De? er det det 
bedste ? 

Det tror jeg; de vil vsere 
os i Veien inde i Theatret 



Shopping. 
Indkj0b. 

am going out to do some Jeg vil gaa ud for at gj0re 



shopping 
I am afraid I shall be 

cheated, when the people 

see that I am a foreigner 
Would you mind coming 

with me? — Not at all; 

I shall be very glad 

The cloth is extra good and 
the pattern most fashion- 
able 

In fact, it is the latest 
thing out 

I don't think it is in very 
good taste, however. 



nogle Indkj0b 

Jeg er bange for, at jeg vil 
blive narret, naar Folk 
mserker, jeg er Udlsending 

Havde De noget imod at gaa 
med mig? — Nei, paa in- 
gen Maade; det vil vaere 
mig en stor Forn0ielse 

Stoffet er ekstra godt, og 
M0nstret meget moderne. 

Det er det allernyeste, man 

har. 
Jeg finder alligevel ikke, at 

det er meget smagfuldt 



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Prices. 

Priser. 
Is that the lowest price you Er det den laveste Pris, De 



could let me have it at? 

The very lowest, sir; I 

couldn't possibly do it for 

less. 

We never alter our prices 

for anybody, sir. 
I don't think I can give as 

much as that 
I did not intend to spend 

so much money on this 
• purchase 

Besides I know I could get 
it cheaper elsewhere. 

There you are mistaken, 
sir; you might get an 
inferior article at a lower 
price, but not what I 
have shown you 



kan sselge mig det til? 

Den laveste; jeg kunde 
umuligt gj0re det billi- 
gere (sselge det for min- 
dre) 

Vi forandrer aldrig vore 
Priser for nogensomhelst 

Jeg tror ikke, jeg kan give 
saameget 

Jeg havde ikke til Hensigt 
at anvende saa mange 
Penge paa denne Gjen- 
stand 

Desuden ved jeg, at jeg 
kunde faa det billigere 
andetsteds 

Det tager de Feil i, min 
Herre; De kan faa en 
ringere Vare til billigere 
Pris, men ikke en saadan, 
som jeg har vist Dem 



Ved Middagsbordet. 

At Dinner. 



What shall I help you to ? 
May I help you to some 

soup? 
I thank you; I will trouble 

you for a little beef. 
It looks so very nice 
Which way shall I cut it? 

As you please 
Will you have it well-done 
or under-done? 

I don't like it over-done 



Hvad maa jeg give Dem? 
Maa jeg give Dem lidt 

Suppe ? 
Jeg takker; vilde De give 

mig lidt Oksekj0d? 
Det ser saa udmserket ud 
Hvorledes skal jeg skjsere 

det? 
Som De vil. 
Vil De have det mere eller 

mindre gjennemkogt eller 

(-stegt)? 
Jeg synes ikke om det for 

staerkt kogt (stegt) 



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At the Table. 
Ved Bordet. 
May I trouble you for an Maa 

eggt 
Do you not take another 

cup? 
I thank you. Will you be 

kind enough to pass me 

the ham? 
Pray, help yourself 
Will you not take some 

toast ? 
Do you wish potatoes? 
May I give you some fish? 
I shall only taste a bit of 

it: I am no fish-eater 



jeg bede Dem give 

(rsekke) mig et iEg? 
Vil De ikke have en Kop 

til? 
Mange Tak. Vil De vsere 

saa venlig at rsekke mig 

Skinken? 
Vaer saa god at forsyne Dem 
Vil De ikke have lidt ristet 

Br0d? 
0nsker De Poteter? 
Maa jeg give Dem lidt Fisk ? 
Jeg skal blot smage et lille 

Stykke; jeg nyder ikke 

meget Fisk 



Laundry. 

Vaskeriet. 



I find these shirts are not 
white enough, they are 
not well ironed, either. 

Here are still som spots 

I could not get them out, 
they are ink stains. 

Now, give me the bill, I will 
count my linen over to 
see if all is right 

One dozen of shirts, four 
pairs of drawers, six pairs 
of socks, eleven handker- 
chiefs, six towels, six 
pairs of cuffs, sixteen col- 
lars 

Here is a towel that does 
not belong to me 

Nothing is wanting, all is 
right, here is your money 



Jeg synes ikke, at disse 
Skjorter er hvide nok, de 
er heller ikke godt str0gne 

Her er endnu nogle Pletter 

Jeg kunde ikke faa dem ud; 
det er Blsekpletter 

Oiv mig Regningen, jeg vil 
regne T0iet efter for at 
se, om alt er i Orden 

Et Dusin Skjorter, fire Par 
Underbenklseder, seks Par 
Sokker, elleve Lommet0r- 
klaeder, seks Haandklae- 
der, seks Par Manschet- 
ter og seksten Snipper 

Her er et Haandkleede, som 
ikke h0rer mig til 

Der mangier intet, alt er i 
Orden ; her er Deres Penge 



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Familiar Expressions. 

Jevnligt forekommende Udtryk. 



There's a knock at the door. 

Come in 

Good morning 

Good day 

Good evening — Good night 

Good by 

How do you do? (How are 

you?) 
Are you quite well? 
Quite well, thank you 
I am very well 
Thanks, pretty well, and 

how are you? 
Are all quite well at home? 

Thank you, they are all well 

You speak too fast 

Please talk more slowly, if 
you wish me to under- 
stand you 

Would you be kind enough 

to tell me . . . 
May I ask you to . . . 
May I trouble you . . . 

Do you understand me? 
With your leave, sir. If 
you permit; if you please 



I take the liberty 
How is that called in Eng- 
lish? 



Det banker. 

Kom ind 

God Morgen 

God Dag 

God Af ten — God Nat 

Farvel 

Hvordan befinder De Dem? 

Er De fuldkommen rask? 

Tak, jeg er aldeles rask 

Jeg befinder mig meget vel 

Tak, ganske godt, og hvor- 
dan har De det? 

Er de allesammen raske 
hjemme ? 

Tak, de er alle raske 

De taler for hurtigt 

Vil De ikke tale lidt lang- 
sommere, dersom De 0n- 
sker, at jeg skal forstaa 
Dem 

Vil De vsere saa god at sige 
mig . . . 

Maa jeg bede Dem at . . . 

Maa jeg uleilige Dem med 
at . . . 

Forstaar De mig? 

Med Deres Tilladelse, min 
Herre. Dersom De tilla- 
der; dersom det behager 
Dem 

Jeg tager mig den Frihed 

Hvad heder det paa En- 
? 



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JEVNLIGT FOREKOMMENDE UDTRYK— Fortsat. 



I beg your pardon, sir 

Excuse me, sir. 

Shall I see if the light is on 
the table? 

They will find the house 

I should like to buy a new 
hat 

I shall come to you 

Will you do me the pleas- 
ure? 

Yes, if I can 

He might be the father of 
the girl 

You must not drink wine 
and water 

Where were you last night? 

Pray, answer my question 

I am waiting for an answer 
Excuse me, but you are mis- 
taken 
Listen to me 
Of course, it was only a 

misunderstanding 
I believe you 

I don't think you are right 
I think you are wrong 
I don't say that you are 

wrong, but . . . 
That is the question 
That is the point 
There is no harm done 
It is nothing to speak of 
Thank you 
No, thank you 



Jeg beder om Undskyidning, 

min Herre 
Undskyld, min Herre 
Skal jeg se, om Lyset er 

paa Bordet? 
De vil finde Huset 
Jeg skulde like at kj0be en 

ny Hat 
Jeg skal komme til Dem 
Vil De gj0re mig den For- 

n0ielse ? 
Ja, hvis jeg kan 
Han kunde vsere Pigens Fa- 
der 
Du maa ikke drikke Vin og 

Vand 
Hvor var du igaar Aftes? 
Jeg beder Dem, svar paa 

mit Sp0rgsmaal 
Jeg venter paa Svar 
Undskyld, men De tager 

Feil. 
H0r paa mig 
Naturligvis, det var kun en 

Misforstaaelse 
Jeg tror Dem (jeg tror det) 
Jeg tror ikke, De har Ret. 
Jeg tror, De har Uret. 
Jeg siger ikke, at De har 

Uret, men . . . 
Det er Sp0rgsmaalet 
Det er Sagen 
Der er ingen Skade gjort 
Det er ingenting at tale om 
Tak skal De have; jo, Tak 
Nei, Tak 



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73 



JEVNLIGT FOREKOMMENDE UDTRYK— Fortsat. 



Thanks. — Many thanks 

I am much obliged to you 

You are very kind 
No trouble at all 



I am really glad to see you 
this beautiful morning. 
Where do you live now? 

I live at my friend, the 
artist's, 158 W. Huron 
Street 

Where shall I find a drug- 
store ? 

Am I interrupting you? 
By no means 
Not at all 

Don't let me disturb you 
I have'nt seen you for an 



We didn't know what had 

become of you 
Take a seat, please 
Pray, be seated 
Will you take a chair? 
Won't you sit down? 
I have only a few words to 

say 
I have plenty of time 
I have no time to spare 
I am in a great hurry 



Tak — Mange Tak 
Jeg er Dem meget forbun- 
den 

De er meget snil 
Det er aldeles ingen Uleilig- 
hed 

Jeg er virkelig glad ved at 
se Dem denne skj0nne 
Morgenstund. Hvor bor 
De nu? 

Jeg bor hos min Ven, 
Kunstnerens Familie, 158 
W. Huron Street. 

Hvor kan jeg finde et Apo- 
thek? 

Forstyrrer jeg Dem? 
Paa ingen Maade 
Aldeles ikke 

Lad mig ikke forstyrre Dem 
Jeg har ikke set Dem i en 
Menneskealder 

Vi vidste ikke, hvad der var 

blevet af Dem 
Vaer saa god at tage Plads 
Sid ned 

Vil De tage en Stol? 
Vil De ikke sidde ned? 
Jeg har kun et Par Ord at 

sige Dem 
Jeg har Tid nok 
Jeg har ingen Tid tilovers 
Jeg har svsert Hastvasrk 



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JEVNLIGT FOREKOMMENDE UDTRYK— Fortsat. 

I hope to see you again Jeg haaber snart at se Dem 



soon 

I wish you a very good 
morning (day) 

Remember me (kindly) to 
your brother 

Give my kind regards to 
your father 

The brave man has gone 

There is no more conflict, 
only the calm of universal 
peace 

We are not alone in our 
sorrow 



This is a funeral service 
The world to-day mourns 
his demise 

Did you know him for- 
merly ? 

I shall be at your service 
presently 

Let us speak boldly 

Never put off till to-mor- 
row what can be done to- 
day. 

Carelessness and idleness 
are the causes of great 
misfortune 

As you study, you will 
make progress 



lgjen 

(Jeg 0nsker Dem en) God 
Morgen (Farvel) 

Vil De hilse Deres Broder 
fra mig 

Vaer saa god at hilse Deres 
Fader fra mig 

Den aedle Mand er borte 

Der er ingen Strid mere, 
kun en almindelig Fre- 
dens Stilhed 

Vi er ikke alene i vor Sorg 
Dette er en Begravelses- 
Ceremoni 

Verden begrssder idag hans 
Bortgang 

Kjendte De ham tidligere? 

Jeg skal straks vasre til De- 
res Tjeneste. 

Lad os tale frit 

Opsset aldrig til imorgen, 
hvad der kan blive udf0rt 
idag 

Ligegyldighed og Dovenskab 
er Aarsag til store Uheld 



Eftersom De studerer, vil 
De gj0re Fremskridt. 



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75 



ANECDOTES. 



Little Boy: "Is every 
word in this dictionary, 
papa?" 

OleOlsen: "I believe 
not. Time and again 
there comes a new word 
into the language." 

L. B.: "What is the 
last word, papa?" 

0. 0.: "Your mother 
will tell you, my son. 
She always has the 
last word. ' ' 



One of the happiest 
moments in a young 
man's life is when he 
for the first time notices 
that his mustache has 
grown so long that he 
wets it when he drinks. 

Judge (bald-headed) : 
"If half what the wit- 
nesses testify against 
you is true, your con- 
science must be as black 
as your hair." 

Prisoner: "If a man's 
conscience is regulated 
by his hair, then your 
honor has not got any 
conscience at all." 



Den lille Dreng: 

* ' Staar hvert eneste 
Ord i denne Ordbog, 
Papa?" 

Ole Olsen: "Det tror 
jeg ikke. Tid om anden 
kommer der et nyt Ord 
til Sproget." 

D. 1. D.: "Hvad er 
det sidste Ord, Papa?" 

0. 0.: "Din Moder 
vil forteelle dig det, min 
Son. Hun har altid det 
sidste Ord." 

Et af de lyksaligste 
0ieblikke i en Yng- 
lings Liv er, naar han 
for forste Gang ser, at 
hans Overskjasg vaedes, 
naar han drikker. 



Dommeren (skaldet) : 
"Dersom Halvdelen af, 
hvad Vidnerne fremf0- 
rer imod dig, er sandt, 
maa din Samvittighed 
vasre saa sort som dit 
Haar." 

Fangen: "Dersom en 
Mands Samvittighed er 
reguleret efter hans 
Haar, da har Deres Vel- 
baarenhed aldeles in- 
gen Samvittighed." 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



A Man of Feeling.— 
An unfortunate man 
has obtained access to 
rich Baron Rapineau. 
He depicts his misfor- 
tunes, his misery, in so 
moving a manner that 
the baron, with tears in 
his eyes and his voice 
choked with sobs, calls 
to his servant : 

"Jean! Put this poor 
fellow out into the 
street! He is breaking 
my heart ! ' ' 

Arab Maxims. 

Never tell all you 
know; for he who tells 
everything he knows, 
often tells more than 
he knows. 

Never believe all you 
hear; for he who be- 
lieves all he hears, often 
believes more than he 
hears. 

Never attempt all you 
can do; for he who at- 
temps all he can do, oft- 
en attemps more than 
he can do. 

Never lay out all you 
can afford; for he who 
lays out all he can af- 
ford, often lays out 
more than he can af- 
ford. 



En Mand med Foielse. 

En ulykkelig Mand har 
erholdt Adgang til den 
rige Baron Rapineau. 
Han skildrer sinUlykke 
og Elendighed paa en 
saa r0rende Maade, at 
Baronen med Taarer i 
0inene og brudt Stem- 
me raaber til sin Tje- 
ner : 

1 ' Jean ! Bring denne 
stakkels Fyr ud paa 
Gaden ! Han s0nder- 
knuser mit Hjerte ! ' ' 
Arabiske Grundssetninger. 

Fortael aldrig, alt du 
ved; thi den, som for- 
taeller alt, han ved, for- 
tseller ofte mer, end han 
ved. 

Tro aldrig alt, du h0- 
rer; thi den, som tror 
alt, han h0rer, tror ofte 
mer, end han h0rer. 

Foretag aldrig alt, 
du kan gj0re; thi den, 
som foretager alt, han 
kan gj0re, foretager 
ofte mer, end han kan 
fuldf0re. 

Lasg aldrig ud alt, 
hvad du har Raad til; 
thi den, som lasgger ud 
alt det, han har Raad 
til, kegger ofte ud mer 
end han har Raad til. 



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OBSERVATIONS ON PRONUNCIATION. 

Nogle Bemaerkninger om Udtalen. 
There are two ways in Der er to Maader, paa 



which a good English 
pronunciation may be 
acquired. 

First, by imitating oth- 
ers ; secondly, by 
learning the princi- 
ples of English pro- 
nunciation. 

Some persons find the 
first way the easier; 
others, the other. 

Generally, a combina- 
tion of the two is 
both the easiest, sur- 
est, and quickest way. 

Double-o (oo) has gen- 
erally the sound of 
long o: as food and 
poor ; but sounds like 
short o in the words 
foot, good, hood, 
stood, wool, wood. 

It sounds like o in the 
words door and floor, 
and as 6 in the words 
blood and flood. 

In the word heart, e is 
silent, not a, and in 
the word idea both e 
and a are pronounced 

We say give, live; not 
gyve, lyve. 



hvilke en god engelsk 
Udtale kan tilegnes. 
F0rst ved at efterligne 
andre; for det andet 
ved at lgere Reglerne 
for den engelske Ud- 
tale. 

Nogle finder, at den 
f0rste Maade er den 
letteste; andre (der- 
imod) den anden. 

Ialmindelighed er en 
Forening af de to 
Maader den letteste, 
sikreste og hurtigste. 

Dobbelt-o (oo) lyder 
ialmindelighed som 
langt u, som: F0de, 
f attig ; men lyder som 
kort u i Ordene Fod, 
god, Haette, stod, Uld, 
Ved. 

Det lyder som langt o i 
Ordene D0r og Gulv, 
og som kort i Or- 
dene Blod og Flod 
(Flom). 

I Ordet heart er e 
stumt, ikke a, og i Or- 
det idea udtales baa- 
de e og a. 

Vi siger o. s. v. 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



BEMiERKNINGER OM UDTALEN. 



Neither is i always 
short between two 
consonants. 

We say pint, not peent. 

Before Id and nd, in 
words of one syllable, 
i has always the long 
sound, except in 
* ■ wind, ' ' when it 
means air in motion; 
but when we mean 
"turn around," we 
say "wind." 

The words "child" and 
"chilly" are both 
regular. 

How is it about the pro- 
nunciation of th? 

Th has two sounds ; the 
one is a sharp sound 
resembling t and pro- 
nounced with a whis- 
pered or a lisping 
sound; the other is a 
soft sound resem- 
bling d pronounced 
with a lisping sound. 

When is the soft sound 
of th used? 

This sound of th occurs 
between two vowels 
in words purely Eng- 
lish. 



Ikke heller er i altid 
kort mellem to Kon- 
sonanter. 

Vi siger paint (en halv 
Pot), ikke pindt. 

For an Id og nd i Ord 
paa en Stavelse har i 
altid den lange Lyd, 
undtagen i (Ordet) 
"wind", naar det be- 
tyder Luft i Bevaggel- 
se (Vind), men naar 
vi mener dreie om- 
kring, da siger vi 
"uaind" (vinde). 

Ordene "Barn" og 
"kj0ligt" er begge 
regelrette. 

Hvorledes er det med 
Udtalen af th? 

Th har to Lyd ; den ene 
er en skarp Lyd ligt t 
udtalt med en hvis- 
lende eller laespende 
Lyd ; den anden er en 
bl0d Lyd lig d udtalt 
med en lasspende Lyd 



Naar bruges den blo'de 

Lyd af th? 
Denne Lyd af th fore- 

kommer mellem to 

Vokaler i rent engel- 

ske Ord. 



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79 



father 


Fader 


feather 


Fjagr 


either 


enten 


brother 


Broder 


clothe 


khede (Verbum) 


Th must be pronounced 


Th maa udtales med 


with the soft sound in 


den bl0de Lyd i f0l- 


the following words: 


gende Ord: 


the 


den (det) 


they 


de 


this 


denne (dette) 


these 


disse 


that 


hin (hint) 


those 


hine 


than 


end 


them 


dem 


then 


da 


there 


der 


their 


deres 


thus 


saaledes 


though 


skj0ndt 



Th is also pronounced 
with the soft sound 
in the words "with" 
and "beneath." 

Th has the soft sound 
in the plurals of the 
following words: 

baths 

laths 

paths 

wreaths 

mouths 

oaths 

cloths 



Th udtales ogsaa med 
den bl0de Lyd i Or- 
dene "med" og "un- 
der". 

Th har den bl0de Lyd i 
f0lgende Ords Fler- 
tal: 

Bade 

Laegter 

Stier 

Kranse 

Munde 

Eder (PL af Ed) 

Klaedet0ier 



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Wh is pronounced as 


Wh udtales som hw. 


hw. 




whale 


Hval 


what 


hvad 


wheat 


Hvede 


wheel 


Hjul 


whelp 


Hvalp 


when 


naar 


where 


hvor 


which 


hvilken 


white 


hvid 


why 


hvorfor 


The letter d should al- 


Bogstavet d b0r altid 


ways be pronounced 


udtales i Enden af et 


at the end of a word. 


Ord. 


and 


og 


end 


Ende 



We say "road" accord- 
ing to the rule, but 
"broad" is irregular. 

Recollect to say full, 
not fule. 

Don't pronounce "pay" 
like "pie." 

Please to spell "child." 
C-h-i-1-d — child. 
And "chilly?" 
C-h-i-11-y — chilly. 

That's right. 

Always recollect to pro- 
nounce the letters as 
in English. 



Vi siger "road" if0lge 
Regelen, men "broad" 
er uregelmsessigt. 

Erindre at sige "full" 
med lukket o, som 
foil, ikke full. 

Udtal ikke "pay" ligt 
"pai". 

Behag at stave "child". 
si-eitsch-ai-1-di — tsjaild 
Og "chilly"? 
si-eitsch-ai-d0bbl 1-uai — 

tsjilli. 
Det er rigtigt. 

Erindre altid at udtale 
Bogstaverne som i 
Engelsk. 



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Use of the Word "Get.' 1 



The word get is used, 
or rather abused, a 
great deal. We should 
learn the proper use, 
but avoid abuse, of 
this word. 

I cannot get any work 
here. 

I can never get him to 
do anything. 

I cannot get it into his 
head. 



Ordet get bruges el- 
ler rettere misbruges 
meget. Vi b0r laere den 
rette Brug, men undgaa 
Misbrugen af dette Ord 

Jeg kan ikke faa Arbei- 
de her. 

Jeg kan aldrig faa ham 
til at gjore noget. 

Jeg kan ikke faa det 
ind i hans Hoved. 



Naar Folk bliver gam- 
le, bliver de gjerne 
meget grastne. 



When people get old, 
they generally get 
very cross. 

When did you get Naar kom De hjem? 

home? 
How do you get along? 



Why don't you get out 
of the way? 



Who has 
book? 



got up this 



I have not got through 
with my lesson yet. 

Nothing ever happens but 
once in this world. What I 
do now I do once and for- 
ever. It is over — it is gone, 
with all its eternity of sol- 
emn meaning. — Carlyle. 



Hvorledes klarer De 

Dem? 
Hvorfor gaar De ikke 

ud af Veien? 

Hvem har forfattet 
denne Bog? 

Jeg er ikke faerdig med 
min Lexe endda. 

Intet hsender mer end een 
Gang i denne Verden. Hvad 
jeg gj0r nu, gj0r jeg een 
Gang og for stedse. Det er 
over, det er forbi med hele 
sin Evighed af alvorlig Be- 
tydning. 



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Quotations. 

Citationer. 



Instruction ends in the 
school-room; but education 
ends only with life. — Rob- 
ertson. 

The price of liberty is 
eternal vigilance, and the 
price of wisdom is eternal 
thought.— F. Birch. 

What is mine, even to my 
life, is hers I love; but the 
secret of my friend is not 
mine. — Sir. P. Sidney. 

God helps them that help 
themselves. — Franklin. 
It sounds like stories from 

the land of spirits, 
If any man obtain that 

which he merits, 
Or any merit that which he 
obtains. Coleridge. 
What men call virtue is 
a name and a dream unless 
it be planted in the blood 
of the Redeemer. — Robert- 
son. 

Heaven! were man but 
constant, he were perfect: 
that one error fills him with 
faults. — Shakespeare. 
Whatever creed be taught 

or land be trod, 
Man's conscience is the or- 
acle of God! Byron. 
There are some causes so 
sacred as to carry with 
them an irresistible appeal 
to every honest heart, and 
he needs but little power of 
eloquence, who defends the 
honor of his country. — 
Washington Irving. 



Undervisningen ender i 
Skolevaerelset; men Uddan- 
nelsen ender kun med Livet. 

Frihedens Pris er evig 
Aarvaagenhed, og Visdom- 
mens Pris er evig Tanke. 

Hvad mit er, ligetil mit 
Liv, er hendes, som jeg el- 
sker; men min Vens Hem- 
melighed er ikke min. 

Gud hjaelper dem, som 
hjaelper sig selv. 
Det lyder som Fabler fra 

Aandernes Land, 
Hvis Nogen faar det, som 

han fortjener, 
Eller fortjener det, som han 

faar. 
Hvad man kalder Dyd, er 
et Navn og en Dr0m, hvis 
den ikke har sit Udspring 
fraj Forl0serens Blod. 

O Himmel! var Menne- 
sket trofast, var det fuld- 
komment; denne ene Svag- 
hed fylder det med Feil. 
Hvilkensomhelst Tro lseres 

eller Land betrsedes, 
Menneskets Samvittighed er 

Guds R0st. 
Der er nogle Sager saa 
hellige, at de f0rer med sig 
en uimodstaaelig Opfordring 
til ethvert oprigtigt Hjerte; 
og den beh0ver kun liden 
Veltalenhed, som forsvarer 
sit Faedrelands ^Ere. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



83 



Thinking is the talking of 
the soul with itself. — Plato. 

Prayer is not overcoming 
God's reluctance; it is lay- 
ing hold of his highest will- 
ingness. — Trench. 



Tsenkning er Sjselens Sam- 
tale med sig selv. 

At bede er ikke at over- 
vinde Guds Uvillighed; det 
er at anfalde hans fuldkom- 
ne Villighed. 



A penny saved 
penny earned. 

A friends in need is a 
friend indeed. 

Politeness costs nothing 



Where there is a will 

there is a way. 
Charity begins at home. 

Cut your coat accord- 
ing to your cloth. 

Empty vessels make the 
most noise. 

Man proposes, God dis- 
poses. 

Strike while the iron is 
hot. 

No rose without a thorn 

Rome was not built in 
a day. 

Smooth waters run 
deep. 



Proverbs. 

Ordsprog. 
is a Den 



Skilling, der er 
sparet, er fortjent. 

Man skal kjende sine 
Venner i N0den. 

H0flighed koster ingen 
Penge. 

Man kan, hvad man vil. 

Enhver er sig selv nser- 
mest. 

Sast Tasring efter Nae- 
ring. 

Tomme T0nder buldre 
mest. 

Mennesket spaar, Gud 

raa 'r. 
Man skal smede, mens 

Jernet er varmt. 

Ingen Rose uden Torne. 

Rom blev ikke bygget 
paa en Dag. 

Det stille Vand har den 
dybe Grund. 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



In a Book Store. 
I en Boghandel. 



Do you sell notions? 
No, sir; we sell books 

and stationery. 
Who advised you to 

call here for notions ? 

The cigarmaker across 
the street. 

He probably directed 
you to the dry goods 
store, next door. 

0, yes; I thought this 
was the dry goods 
store. 

Well, I believe I want 
some paper. 

Note-paper or writing- 
paper? 

What do you call note- 
paper ? 

The small sheets are 
note-paper, and the 
large ones are writ- 
ing-paper. 

Please to give me a 
quire of each kind. 

What else, sir? 

No pens, ink, or lead- 
pencils ? 

No, sir ; not this time. 



Sanger De Kramvarer? 

Nei, vi s?elger B0ger og 
Skrivematerialier. 

Hvem anviste Dem at 
komme ind her for 
Smaasager? 

Cigarfabrikanten paa 
den anden Side af 
Gaden. 

Han henviste Dem for- 
modentlig til Manu- 
faktur-Handelen, nse- 
ste D0r. 

0, jeg troede dette var 
Manufakturhandels- 
Butiken. 

Vel, jeg tror, jeg beh0- 
ver noget Papir. 

Billet-Papir eller Brev- 
Papir? 

Hvad kalder De Billet- 
Papir? 

De smaa Ark er Billet- 
Papir, og de store er 
Skriv-Papir. 

Behag at give mig en 
Bog af hvert Slags. 

Hvad mere, min Herre ? 

Ingen Penne, Blaek eller 
Blyanter? 

Nei, ikke denne Gang. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



85 



Church. 

Kirken. 



You are probably aware 
that there is no es- 
tablished church in 
America ; those who 
are members of a 
church have no po- 
litical privileges, al- 
though Sunday is by 
law set apart as a 
day of worship. 

All Americans do not 
belong to a church; 
still a majority of 
them observe Sunday 
as a holiday. 



De har formodentlig 
bemgerket, at der er 
ingen Statskirke i 
Amerika; de, som er 
Medlemmer af en 
Kirke, har ingen po- 
litiske Forrettighe- 
der, dog er S0ndagen 
ved Lov bestemt til 
(sat til Side) en Dag 
for Gudstilbedelse. 

Alle Amerikanere tilho 7 - 
rer ikke en Kirke; 
dog holder Flerheden 
af dem S0ndagen som 
Helligdag. 



But many foreigners, Men mange Udlaendin- 



who are brought up 
in some established 
church, work on Sun- 
day as on other days. 



ge, der er opdragne 
i en eller anden Stats- 
kirke, arbeider om 
S0ndagen som paa 
andre Dage. 



Mind and Soul. 

Sindet og Sjaelen. 



The soul is the more 
important part because 
it is immortal. 

The soul is sometimes 
called the mind, spirit, 
or ghost. 

The faculties of the 
soul are intellect, will, 
and conscience. 



Sjaelen er den vigtig- 
ste Del, fordi den er 
udo'delig. 

Sjgelen kaldes under- 
tiden "Sindet" eller 
"Aanden". 

Sjaslens Evner er 
Forstand, Vilje og Sam- 
vittighed. 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



The intellect is re- 
garded as the most im- 
portant faculty, and is 
generally called "the 
mind. ' ' 

The most important 
faculty of the mind is 
the reason; it is some- 
times called "sense." 



Forstanden ansees at 
vaere den vigtigste af 
Sjaslens Evner og kal- 
des almindelig ' ' Sin- 
det". 

Den vigtigste Aands- 
evne er Fornuf ten ; den 
kaldes ogsaa "Sands". 



Days in the Month. 
Maanedernes Dage. 



One year has three 
hundred and sixty-five 
days. 

A leap-year has three 
hundred and sixty-six 
days. 

January, March, May, 
July, August, October, 
and December have 31 
(thirty-one) days each. 

April, June, Septem- 
ber, and November, 30 
(thirty) days each. 

February has twenty- 
nine days every leap- 
year. 

The year 1900 (nine- 
teen hundred) was not 
a leap-year. 



Et Aar har tre Hun- 
drede femogsexti Dage. 

Et Skudaar har tre 
Hundrede og sextisex 
Dage. 

Januar, Marts, Mai, 
Juli, August, Oktober 
og December har enog- 
tretti Dage hver. 

April, Juni, Septem- 
ber og November har 
tretti Dage hver. 

Februar har niogtyve 
Dage hvert Skudaar. 

Aaret 1900 var ikke 
et Skudaar. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



87 



Relationship. 

Slaegtskab. 



The old gentleman is 
my grandfather, an- 
other of the gentlemen 
is my father-in-law ; 
the two young ladies 
are my sisters-in-law ; 
the young gentleman is 
my cousin ; the litle boy 
is my nephew, and the 
little girl is my niece. 



I have quite a num- 
ber of them, indeed; 
and I am pleased to see 
them around me on this 



occasion. 



Den gamle Herre er 
min Bedstefader, en an- 
den af Herrerne er min 
Svigerfader, de to unge 
Darner er mine Sviger- 
s0stre, den unge Herre 
er mit S0skendebarn 
(Fastter), den lille Gut 
er min Broders0n (eller 
S0sters0n), og den lille 
Pige er min Broderdat- 
ter (eller Sosterdatter). 

Jeg har et helt (gan- 
ske Antal (af dem), i 
Sandhed; og det glae- 
der mig at se dem om- 
kring mig ved en saa- 
dan Leilighed. 



Health and Disease. 

Sundhed og Sygdom. 



Among the principal 
causes of disease may 
be mentioned unwhole- 
some food and drinks, 
and an unhealthy cli- 
mate. 

Many kinds of food 
which are wholesome 
for a healthy man are 
unwholesome for an un- 
healthy man. 

It is healthy to keep 
the head cool and the 
feet warm. 



Blandt de vaesentlige 
Aarsager til Sygdom 
kunne naevnes usund 
F0de og Drikke og et 
usundt Klimat (Veir- 
lag). 

Mange Slags F0de, 
som er sunde for et 
friskt (sundt) Menne- 
ske, er usunde for et 
sygt Menneske. 

Det er sundt at holde 
Hovedet koldt og F0d- 
derne varme. 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



Notes. 

Billetter. 



Mr. C. being obliged 
to start to-morrow for 
the country, requests 
Mr. G. not to give him- 
self the trouble of call- 
ing. Is/Lr. C. will be 
very happy to see Mr. 
G. the day after to- 
morrow at the hour 
that suits him best. 

Thursday morning. 

Mr. and Mrs. P. pre- 
sent their compliments 
to Mr. and Mrs. Y. and 
request the honor of 
their company to din- 
ner on Thursday, at 7 
o'clock precisely. 

Monday morning. 

Mr. and Mrs. Y. ac- 
cept Mr. and Mrs. P.'s 
obliging invitation and 
will have the honor to 
be with them at the 
hour they mention. 

Monday evening. 

Mr. and Mrs. Y. 
greatly regret being 
obliged to decline Mr. 
and Mrs. P.'s obliging 
invitation, owing to a 
previous engagement. 



Da Hr. C. tager paa 
Landet imorgen, beder 
han Hr. G. ikke at gj0- 
re sig den Uleilighed at 
komme. Det vil vasre 
Hr. C. me get kjgert at 
se Hr. G. i Overmorgen 
til hvilken Tid det er 
ham beleiligst. 

Torsdag Morgen. 

Hr. og Fru P. brin- 
ger Hr. og Fru Y. deres 
Hilsen og udbeder sig 
iEren af deres Nasrvaa- 
relse til Middag paa 
Torsdag praacis Kl. 7. 

Mandag Morgen. 

Hr. og Fru Y. mod- 
tager Hr. og Fru P.'s 

venlige Indbydelse, og 
skulle have den iEre at 
komme til den naavnte 
Tid. 
Mandag Aften. 

Hr. og Fru Y. bekla- 
ger me get ikke at kun- 
ne modtage Hr. og Fru 
P. 's venlige Indbydelse, 
da de allerede har mod- 
taget en anden (Indby- 
delse). 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



89 



Dersom Hr. N. har 
nogle 0ieblikke tilovers 
imorgen Kl. 10, vil han 
bevise Hr. S. en Tjene- 
ste ved at komme til 
ham. Hr. S. vil vente 
ham og skal da forklare 
Grunden til denne An- 
modning. 

Fredag. 

Forms for 

417 Dearborn Street, 
Chicago, 111., 
May 29th, 1905. 
Dear Sir: 

I take the earliest op- 
portunity of replying to 
the enclosed advertise- 
ment. 

Respectfully yours, 
We remain, 
I remain 

Very truly yours, 
Helena S. 

Referring to our last 
letter we beg to say . . . 

Referring to your fa- 
vor of the 4th inst. (in- 
stant), I . . . . 

In reply (answer) to 
your esteemed favor of 
the 24th ult. (ultimo), 
we beg to say .... 



If Mr. N. can dispose 
of a few moments to- 
morrow at ten, he will 
much oblige Mr. S, by 
favoring him with an 
interview. Mr. S. will 
wait for him, and then 
explain to him the mo- 
tive of this request. 

Friday. 

Letters. 

417 Dearborn Gade, 
Chicago, 111., 
den 29de Mai 1905. 

Holstaerede (eg. Kjaere 

Herre!) 

Jeg griber den f0rste 
Leilighed til at svare 
paa vedlagte Bekjendt- 
gj^relse. 

^Erb0digst Deres, 

Vi forbliver, 
Jeg forbliver 
Deres meget forbundne 
Helena S. 

I Henhold til vort 
sidste Brev tillader vi 
os at sige .... 

I Henhold til Deres 
aerede af den 4de ds. . . 



I Svar paa Deres aere- 
de Skrivelse af d. 24de 
f. M., vil vi sige .... 



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NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



Your favor of the 4th 
inst. has been duly re- 
ceived and the contents 
noted .... 



Deres aerede af d. 4de 
ds. er rigtig modtaget 
og Indholdet bemaerket. 



St. Louis, 
June 14, 1905. 

Mr. will be glad 

to know by return mail 
if he can have a bed- 
room and sitting-room 
at your hotel from July 
29th to September 29th, 
and what the terms 
would be, including full 
board. 



St. Louis, 
14de Juni 1905. 

Mr. beder sig 

velvillig underrettet pr. 
omgaaende Post, om 
han kan erholde et 
Sovevserelse og et Dag- 
ligvasrelse i Deres Hotel 
fra 29de Juli til 29de 
September, og hvad 
Prisen herfor vil blive, 
fuld Kost iberegnet. 



Auditorium Hotel, 
July 16, 1905. 

Mr. N. N. : 
I beg you to accept 
my best thanks for the 
permission you have 
given me to shoot (or 
fish) on your estate, 
and which you have so 
kindly communicated to 
me by your letter of to- 
day. 

Yours very truly, 

H. S. 



Auditorium Hotel, 
16de Juli 1905. 

Hr. N. N.l 
Jeg beder Dem ner- 
ved modtage min bed- 
ste Tak for Deres, ved 
Skrivelse af Dags Dato, 
velvillig meddelte Til- 
ladelse til at drive Jagt 
(eller Fiskeri) paa De- 
res Eiendom. 

Deres forbundne 
og aerbp'dige 
H. S. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 91 

En uoverdragelig Note. 

(A non-negotiable Note.) 

Chicago, April 20th, 1905. 
$1,000. 
Three months after date I promise to pay 
Edith McNiff One Thousand Dollars, for value 
received. 

Morgan Rockfeller. 



Chicago, den 20de April 1905. 
$1,000. 
Tre Maaneder efter Dato betaler jeg (lover 
jeg at betale) Edith McNiff et Tusind Dollars for 
Vaerdi modtaget. 

Morgan Rockfeller. 



En overdragelig Note. 
(A negotiable Note.) 

Chicago, April 20th, 1905. 
$1,000. 
Three months after date I promise to pay 
Edith McNiff, or order, One Thousand Dollars, 
for value received. 

Morgan Rockfeller. 



Chicago, den 20de April 1905. 
$1,000. 
Tre Maaneder efter Dato betaler jeg (lover 
jeg at betale) Edith McNiff eller Ordre et Tusind 
Dollars for Vaerdi modtaget. 

Morgan Rockfeller. 



92 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

Murad the Unlucky. 

(A Fragment.) 

My pipe was now out, and as I went towards 
a fire which I saw near one of the tents, I per- 
ceived something sparkling in the sand: it was 
a ring. I picked it up, but by ill luck I put it on 
my little finger, for which it was much too large, 
and as I hastened towards the fire to light my 
pipe, I dropped the ring. 

I stooped to search for it among the hay on 
which a mule was feeding, and the cursed animal 
gave me so violent a kick on the head that I could 
not help roaring aloud. My cries awakened those 
who slept in the next tent, and the soldiers, pro- 
voked at being disturbed, were ready enough to 
think ill of me. 

The soldiers took it for granted that I was a 
thief who had stolen the ring I pretended to have 
found. The ring was taken from me by force, 
and the next day I was bastinadoed for having 
found it. — All this was the consequence of my 
being in a hurry to light my pipe, and of having 
put the ring on a finger that was too little for it. 



The Dyer and the Judge. 

A dyer who should take an oath was ordered 
to hold up his hand which was all black. "Take 
off your gloves, friend," said the judge to him. 
"Put on your spectacles, sir," answered the dyer. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 93 

Murad den Ulykkelige. 

(Et Brudstykke.) 

Min Pibe var nu gaaet ud, og idet jeg gik hen 
imod en lid, som jeg saa i Naerheden af et af 
Teltene, blev jeg noget var, som funklede i San- 
det : det var en Ring. Jeg tog den op, men uhel- 
digvis satte jeg den paa min lille Finger, for hvil- 
ken den var meget for stor, og idet jeg skyndte 
mig hen imod Ilden for at taende min Pibe, tabte 
jeg Ringen. 

Jeg bukkede mig ned for at s0ge efter den i 
noget H0, hvoraf et Mulaesel stod og aad, og det 
afskyelige Dyr gav mig et saa voldsomt Slag i 
Hovedet, at jeg ikke kunde lade vaere at skrige 
holt. Mine Skrig vakte dem, der sov i det naer- 
meste Telt, og Soldaterne, der var opbragte over 
at blive forstyrrede, var kun altfor tilb0ielige til 
at tamke ondt om mig. 

Soldaterne antog det for givet, at jeg var en 
Tyv, som havde stjaalet den Ring, jeg foregav at 
have fundet. Ringen blev taget fra mig med 
Magt, og den nseste Dag fik jeg Stokkeprygl, fordi 
jeg havde fundet den. — Alt dette var F0lgen af, 
at jeg havde saa stor Hast med at tasnde min 
Pibe, og at jeg havde sat Ringen paa en Finger, 
som var alt for lille til den. 

Farveren og Dommeren. 

En Farver, som skulde aflaegge en Ed, blev 
befalet til at ragkke sin Haand, som var ganske 
sort, i Veiret. ' ' Tag Deres Handsker af , min Ven, ' ' 
sagde Dommeren til ham. "Tag Deres Briller 
paa, min Herre, ' ' svarede Farveren. 



94 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

The Old Woman and the Raven. 
An old woman bought a young raven. Her 
neighbor asked her what she would do with that 
ugly animal. "I will try," answered she, "if it 
be true that such a bird can live two hundred 
years. ' ' 

The Fox and the Grapes. 

A fox came to a place where there were some 
fine ripe grapes, but they were hanging so high 
that he could not get at them. He leapt till he 
was quite spent and strove all he could, but it 
would not do. At last when he found that he 
could by no means get at them, "Oh," said he, 
"they are but green and sour things, and so I 
will try no more, but leave them where they are." 

The Giant and the Dwarf. 
(A Fabel.) 

Once upon a time a giant and a dwarf were 
friends and kept together. They made a bargain 
that they never would forsake each other, but go 
and seek adventures. 

The first battle they fought was with two 
Saracens, and the dwarf, who was very coura- 
geous, dealt one of the champions a most angry 
blow. 

It did the Saracen but little injury, who, 
lifting up his sword, fairly struck off the poor 
dwarf's arm. 

He was now in a woeful plight ; but the giant 
coming to his assistance, in a short time left the 
two Saracens dead on the spot, and the dwarf 
cut off the dead man's head out of spite. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 95 

Den gamle Kone og Ravnen. 

En gammel Kone kj0bte en ung Ravn. Hen- 
des Naboerske spurgte hende, hvad hun vilde med 
det haeslige Dyr. "Jeg vil pr0ve," svarede hun, 
"om det er sandt, at en saadan Fugl kan leve i 
to Hundrede Aar." 

Raeven og Vindruerne. 
En Raev kom til et Sted, hvor der var nogle 
smukke modne Druer, men de hang saa holt, at 
den ikke kunde naa dem. Den sprang, til den 
var ganske udmattet, og anstraengte sig af alle 
Kraefter, men det hjalp ikke. Til sidst, da den 
saa, at den paa ingen Maade kunde komme til 
dem, sagde den: "Aah, det er kun nogle gr0nne, 
sure Tingester, derfor vil jeg ikke gj0re flere For- 
s0g, men lade dem haenge, hvor de er. ' ' 

Kjsempen og Dvaergen. 

(En Fabel.) 

Der var engang en Kjaempe og en Dvaerg, 
som var gode Venner og slog sig sammen. De 
gjorde det L0fte, at de aldrig vilde svigte hin- 
anden, men gaa ud paa Eventyr. 

Den f0rste Kamp, de fsegtede, var med to Sara- 
eenere, og Dvaergen, som var meget modig, gav en 
af Heltene et rigtig bistert Hug. 

Det gjorde Saraeeneren kun liden Skade, som, 
idet han 10ftede sit Svaerd, huggede den stakkels 
Dvaargs ene Arm rent af . 

Han var nu i en ynkelig Tilstand; men da 
Kjaempen kom ham til Hjaelp, efterlod de snart 
begge Saracenerne d0de paa Pladsen, og Dvaer- 
gen huggede i sin Forbitrelse Hovedet af den 
d0de Mand. 



96 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

They then traveled on to another adventure. 
This was against three bloody-minded monsters, 
who were carrying off a damsel in distress. 

The dwarf was not quite so fierce now as be- 
fore, but for all that struck the first blow, which 
was returned by another that knocked out his 
eye; but the giant was soon up with them, and, 
had they not fled, would certainly have killed 
them every one. 

They were all very joyful for this victory, and 
the damsel who was relieved fell in love with the 
giant and married him. 

They now traveled far, and farther than I can 
tell, till they met with a company of robbers. 

The giant for the first time was foremost now, 
but the dwarf was not far behind. 

The battle was stout and long. Wherever the 
giant came, all fled before him; but the dwarf 
had more than once a narrow escape with his life. 

At last the victory declared for the two adven- 
turers, but the dwarf lost his leg. 

The dwarf had now lost an arm, a leg and an 
eye, while the giant was without a single wound. 
Upon which he cried out to his little companion : 

"My little hero 5 this is glorious sport; let us 
get one victory more, and then we shall have 
honor for ever." 

"No," cried the dwarf, who by this time had 
grown wiser, "no, I declare off, I'll fight no more ; 
for I find in every battle that you get all the honor 
and rewards, but all the blows fall upon me. ' ' 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 97 

De drog nu ud paa et andet Eventyr. Dette 
var mod tre blodt0rstige Uhyrer, som bortf0rte 
en ulykkelig Fr0ken. 

Dvaergen var slet ikke saa modig nu som f0r, 
men alligevel slog han det f0rste Slag, som blev 
gjengjaeldt med et andet, som slog 0iet ud paa 
ham; men Kjaempen var snart hos dem, og var 
de ikke flygtede, vilde de ganske vist vaere blevne 
draebte alle og enhver. 

De var alle meget glade over denne Seir, og 
den befriede Fr0ken fattede Kjaerlighed til Kjaem- 
pen og aegtede ham. 

De drog nu langt bort, laengere end jeg kan 
fortaelle, indtil de traf paa en Flok R0vere. 

Kjaempen var nu for f0rste Gang forrest, men 
Dvaergen var ikke langt bagefter. 

Kampen var haard og langvarig. Hvor som 
heist Kjaempen kom hen, flygtede alle for ham, 
men Dvaergen var mer end en Gang naerved at 
miste Livet. 

Til sidst erklaerede Seiren sig for de to Even- 
tyrere, men Dvaergen mistede Benet. 

Dvaergen havde nu mistet en Arm, et Ben og 
et 0ie, medens Kjaempen var uden et eneste Saar. 
Derpaa raabte han til sin lille Kamerat : 

"Min lille Helt, det er Herrefaerd; lad os vinde 
endnu en Seir, da have vi Mre for bestandig." 

"Nei," raabte Dvaergen, som nu var bleven 
klogere, "nei; jeg erklaerer, at jeg ikke vil slaas 
mere; thi jeg finder, at du i hvert Slag faar al 
iEre og Bel0nning, men alle Huggene falder paa 
mig." 



98 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

Ali Baba Discovering the Treasures of the Robbers 

One day when Ali Baba was in the forest, and 
had just cut wood enough to load his asses, he 
saw at a distance a great cloud of dust which 
seemed to approach towards him. He observed 
it very attentively and distinguished a large body 
of horsemen coming briskly on. Though they did 
not talk of robbers in that part of the country, 
Ali Baba began to think that they might prove 
so, and without considering what might become 
of his asses, he was resolved to save himself. He 
climbed up a large thick tree which stood near 
a rock, and placed himself in such a manner that 
he could see all that passed, without being seen. 
The troop, who were all well mounted and well 
armed, came to the foot of the rock and were 
dismounted. 

Ali Baba counted forty of them and never 
doubted they were thieves. Every man unbridled 
his horse and tied him to some shrub and hung 
about his neck a bag of corn which they brought 
behind them. Then each of them took his port- 
manteau, which seemed to Ali Baba to be full of 
gold and silver, and one among them, whom he 
took to be their captain, came under the tree in 
which Ali Baba was hid, and making his way 
through some shrubs, pronounced these words so 
distinctly, "Open, Sesame," that Ali Baba heard 
them. As soon as the captain of the robbers had 
uttered these words, a door opened, and after he 
had made all his troop go in before him, he fol- 
lowed them, and the door shut again of itself. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 99 

Ali Baba opdager R0vernes Skatte. 

En Dag, da Ali Baba var i Skoven og netop 
havde hugget Braende nok til at belaesse sine 
iEsler med, saa han i nogen Frastand en stor 
St0vsky, der syntes at naerme sig hen imod ham. 
Han iagttog den meget opmaerksomt og saa en 
stor Afdeling Ryttere, som kom rask ridende. 
Uagtet man ikke havde h0rt Tale om R0vere i 
den Egn af Landet, begyndte dog Ali Baba at tro, 
at det kunde vaere saadanne, og uden at betaenke, 
hvad der vilde blive af hans Msler, besluttede 
han at redde sig selv. Han klatrede op i et stort, 
tykt Trae, som stod taet ved en Klippe, og stillede 
sig saaledes, at han kunde se alt, hvad der fore- 
gik, uden selv at blive seet. Hele Flokken, der 
var vel bereden og vel bevaebnet, kom hen til 
Foden af Klippen og steg der af Hesten. 

Ali Baba talte fyrretyve og tvivlede aldeles 
ikke om, at de var R0vere. Hver Mand tog Bids- 
let af sin Hest og bandt den til en Busk og haengte 
om dens Hals en Pose med Korn, som de havde 
f0rt bag ved sig. Derpaa tog enhver af dem sin 
Mantelsaek, der forekom Ali Baba at vaere fuld 
af Guld og S0lv, og en af dem, som han antog for 
at vaere deres Anf0rer, kom hen under det Trae, 
i hvilket Ali Baba var skjult, og idet han banede 
sig Vei gjennem nogle Buske, udtalte han de Ord 
"Luk op, Sesam" saa tydelig, at Ali Baba h0rte 
dem. Saa snart R0veranf0reren havde udtalt 
disse Ord, aabnede D0ren sig, og efter at han 
havde ladet hele sin Trop gaa ind f0rst, fulgte 
han dem, og D0ren lukkede sig igjen af sig selv. 

LOFC. 



100 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

The robbers stayed some time within the rock, 
but at last the door opened again, and the forty 
robbers came out. As the captain went in last, 
he came out first, and stood to see all the other 
robbers pass by him; and then Ali Baba heard 
him make the door close by pronouncing the 
words "Shut, Sesame." After this every man 
went and bridled his horse, and mounted again; 
and when the captain saw them all ready, he put 
himself at their head, and they returned the same 
way they came. Ali Baba did not immediately 
quit his tree : he followed them with his eyes as 
far as he could see them, and after that stayed a 
considerable time before he came down. 

Ali Baba, remembering the words the captain 
of the robbers made use of to cause the door to 
open and shut, resolved to try if his pronouncing 
them would have the same effect. He went in 
among the shrubs, and perceiving the door con- 
cealed behind them, he pronounced the words 
"Open, Sesame." The door instantly flew wide 
open. Ali Baba, who expected a dark dismal 
place, was very much surprised to see it well 
lighted and spacious. He found all sorts of pro- 
visions, rich merchandise, and, above all, gold and 
silver in great heaps, and money in great leather 
purses; and he did not stand long to consider 
what he should do, but went immediately into the 
cave, and as soon as he was in, the door shut 
again. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 101 

R0verne forblev i nogen Tid inde i Klippen, 
men tilsidst aabnede D0ren sig igjen, og de fyrre- 
tyve E0vere kom ud. Ligesom Kapteinen gik ind 
sidst, saaledes kom han nu ud f0rst, og stod og 
saa alle de andre Revere gaa forbi ham; derpaa 
h0rte Ali Baba ham faa D0ren til at lukke sig 
ved at udtale de Ord "Luk, Sesame". Derefter 
gik hver Mand hen og lagde igjen Bidslet paa sin 
Hest og steg atter op, og da Kapteinen saa dem 
alle faerdig, satte han sig i Spidsen for dem, og de 
vendte tilbage den samme Vei, de var komne. 
Ali Baba forlod ikke straks sit Trae, han fulgte 
dem med 0inene, saa langt han kunde se dem, og 
derpaa t0vede han endnu en betydelig Tid, f0r 
han steg ned. 

Ali Baba, der huskede de Ord, som R0vernes 
Anf0rer havde gjort Brug af for at faa D0ren til 
at aabne sig og lukke sig, besluttede at fors0ge, 
om det vilde have samme Virkning, at han udtalte 
dem. Han gik hen blandt Buskene, og da han saa 
D0ren, der var skjult bag ved dem, udtalte han 
de Ord "Luk op, Sesame". D0ren fl0i 0ieblikke- 
lig vidt op. Ali Baba, som ventede at se et m0rkt 
og uhyggeligt Sted, blev meget forundret ved at 
se det vel oplyst og rummeligt. Han fandt alle 
Slags Levnetsmidler, rige Kj0bmandsvarer og 
fremfor alt Guld og S0lv i store Dynger og Penge 
i store Laederpunge; og han stod ikke laenge og 
betaenkte sig paa, hvad han skulde gj0re, men 
gik straks ind i Hulen, og saa snart han var kom- 
men ind, lukkede D0ren sig igjen. 



102 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

Ali Baba.— Concluded. 

Ali Baba never regarded the silver, but made 
the best use of his time in carrying out as much 
of the gold coin as he thought his asses could 
carry. When he had done he collected his asses, 
which had been dispersed, and when he had load- 
ed them with the bags, laid the wood on them in 
such a manner that they could not be seen. He 
then pronounced the words "Shut, Sesame," and 
the door closed after him. He then made the best 
of his way to town ; he drove his asses into a little 
yard, and, after having shut the doors very care- 
fully, threw off the wood that covered the bags, 
carried them into his house, and ranged them in 
order before his wife who sat on a sofa. 

Ali Baba. — Slutning. 

Ali Baba sensede slet ikke S0lvet, men an- 
vendte Tiden saa godt han kunde med at baere 
ud saa meget af det myntede Guld, som han troe-. 
de hans ^Esler kunde baere. Da han var faerdig, 
samlede han sine iEsler, der var blevne adspredte, 
og efter at han havde belgesset dem med Poserne, 
lagde han Braendet oven paa dem saaledes, at de 
ikke kunde sees. Han udtalte derpaa de Ord 
"Luk i, Sesame", og D0ren lukkede sig efter 
ham. Derpaa skyndte han sig saa meget han 
kunde til Byen ; han drev sine ^Esler ind i et lille 
Gaardsrum, og efter at han havde lukket D0rene 
meget omhyggelig, kastede han Braendet bort, der 
bedaskkede Poserne, bar dem ind i Huset og stil- 
lede dem i Orden foran sin Hustru, der sad paa 
en Sofa. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



103 



CONJUGATION OP THE AUXILIARY VERBS. 

Hjaelpeverbernes Konjugation. 



Present Tense. 


Past Tense. 


Praesens. 


Imperfektum 


I can 
He, she, it can 
We can 
You can 
They can 


could 
could 
could 
could 
could 


jeg kan 
han kan 
vi kunne 
I kunne 
de kunne 


kunde 
kunde 
kunde 
kunde 
kunde 


Present Tense. 


Past Tense. 


Praesens. 


Imperfektum. 


I shall 
He, she, it shall 
We shall 
You shall 
They shall 


should 
should 
should 
should 
should 


jeg skal 
han skal 
vi skulle 
I skulle 
de skulle 


skulde 
skulde 
skulde 
skulde 
skulde 


Present Tense. 


Past Tense. 


Praesens. 


Imperfektum. 


I will 
He, she, it will 
We will 
You will 
They will 


would 
would 
would 
would 
would 


jeg vil 
han vil 
vi ville 
I ville 
de ville 


vilde 
vilde 
vilde 
vilde 
vilde 


Present Tense. 


Past Tense. 


Praesens. 


Imperfektum. 


I may 
He, she, it may 
We may 
You may 
They may 


might 
might 
might 
might 
might 


jeg maa 
han maa 
vi maa 
I maa 
de maa 


maatte 
maatte 
maatte 
maatte 
maatte 


Present Tense. 


Past Tense. 


Praesens. 


Imperfektum. 


I do 
He, she, it does 
We do 
You do 
They do 


did 
did 
did 
did 
did 


jeg gj0r 
han gj0r 
vi gj0re 
I gj0re 
de gj0re 


gjorde 
gjorde 
gjorde 
gjorde 
gjorde 


Present Tense. 


Past Tense. 


Praesens. 


Imperfektum. 


I have 
He, she, it has 
We have 
You have 
They have 


had 
had 
had 
had 
had 


jeg har 
han har 
vi have 
I have 
de have 


havde 
havde 
havde 
havde 
havde 



104 



NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



Common Form. 


Almindelig Form. 


INDICATIVE MODE. 


INDIKATIV. 


Present Tense. 


Praesens. 


I am 

He, she, it is 
We are 
You are 
They are 


jeg er (bliver) 
han er (bliver) 
vi ere (blive) 
I ere (blive) 
de ere (blive) 


Past Tense. 


Imperfektum. 


I was 

He, she, it was 
We were 
You were 
They were 


jeg var (blev) 
han var (blev) 
vi vare (bleve) 
I vare (bleve) 
de vare (bleve) 



Present Perfect Tense. 
I have been 
He, she, it has been 
We have been 
They have been 

Past Perfect Tense. 
I had been 

He, she, it had been 
We had been 
They had been 

Future Tense. 
I shall be 
He, she, it will be 
We shall be 
They will be 

POTENTIAL MODE. 

Present Tense. 
I may be 

He, she, it may be 
You may be 
They may be 

Past Tense. 
I might be 
He, she, it might be 
They might be 



Perfektum. 
jeg har vaeret (er bleven) 
han har vaeret (er bleven) 
vi have vaeret (ere blevne) 
de have vaeret (ere blevne) 

Pruskvamperfektum. 
jeg havde vaeret (bleven) 
han havde vaeret (bleven) 
vi havde vaeret (blevne) 

de havde vaeret (blevne) 

Futurum. 
jeg skal (vil) vaere (blive) 
han skal (vil) vaere blive) 
vi skulle (ville) vaere (blive) 
de skulle (ville) vaere (blive) 

POTENTIAL. 
Praesens. 
jeg maa vaere (blive) 
han maa vaere (blive) 
I maa vaere (blive) 
de maa vaere (blive) 

Imperfektum. 
jeg maatte vaere (blive) 
han maatte vaere (blive) 
de maatte vaere (blive) 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



105 



Common Form. 

INDICATIVE MODE. 
Present Tense. 
I love 

He, she, it loves 
We love 
You love 
They love. 



Almindelig Form. 

INDIKATIV. 

Praesens. 
jeg elsker 
han elsker 
vi elske 
I elske 
de elske 



Past Tense. 
I loved 

He, she, it loved 
We loved 
You loved 
They loved 



Imperfektum. 
jeg elskede 
han elskede 
vi elskede 
I elskede 
de elskede 



Present Perfect Tense. 
I have loved 
He, she, it has loved 
We have loved 
You have loved 
They have loved 



Perfektum. 
jeg har elsket 
han har elsket 
vi have elsket 
I have elsket 
de have elsket 



Past Perfect Tense. 
I had loved 
He, she, it had loved 
We had loved 
You had loved 
They had loved 

Future Tense. 
I shall love 
He, she, it will love 
We shall love 
You shall love 
They shall love 



Pluskvamperfektum. 

jeg havde elsket 
han havde elsket 
vi havde elsket 
I havde elsket 
de havde elsket 

Futurum. 
jeg skal (vil) elske 
han skal (vil) elske 
vi skulle (ville) elske 
I skulle (ville) elske 
de skulle (ville) elske 



106 



NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



Common Form. 

INDICATIVE MODE. 
Present Tense. 
I am loved 
He, she, it is loved 
We are loved 
You are loved 
Thev are loved 



Almindelig Form. 

INDIKATIV. 
Prassens. 
jeg elskes (er, bliver elsket) 
han elskes 
vi elskes 
I elskes 
de elskes 



Past Tense. 
I was loved 
He, she, it was loved 
We were loved 
You were loved 
They were loved 



Imperfektum. 
jeg elskedes (var elsket) 
han elskedes 
vi elskedes 
I elskedes 
de elskedes 



Present Perfect Tense. 
I have been loved 
He, she, it has been loved 
We have been loved 
You have been loved 
They have been loved 



Perfektum. 
jeg er bleven (vseret) elsket 
han er bleven elsket 
vi ere blevne elskede 
I ere blevne elskede 
de ere blevne elskede 



Past Perfect Tense. 
I had been loved 
He, she, it had been loved 
We had been loved 
You had been loved 
They had been loved 



Pluskvamperfektum. 
jeg var bleven elsket 
han var bleven elsket 
vi vare blevne elskede 
I vare blevne elskede 
de vare blevne elskede 



Future Tense. 
I shall be loved 
He, she, it will be loved 
We shall be loved 
You will be loved 
Thev will be loved 



Futurum. 
jeg skal (vil) elskes (bliver] 
han skal (vil) elskes 
vi skulle (ville) elskes 
I skulle (ville) elskes 
de skulle (ville) elskes 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 



107 



Sportsman, Jseger 
relate, fortselle 
occurred, haendte; 

tildrog sig. 
annals, Aarb0ger 
Auvergne, fransk 

Provins. 



THE WOLVES. 

intermission, Af- 

brydelse. 
tremendous, for- 

fserdelig 
intercourse, Sam- 

fserdsel. 
drift, Snedrive 



prowling, at gaa 

paa Rov. 
packs, i Flokke. 
rendered furious, 

gjort rasende. 
savage, vild. 
besieged, beleirede. 



The olds sportsman began as follows: "I will 
relate a fatal circumstance which occurred in my 
youth, and of which I was almost the only wit- 
ness. There are few persons yet living who can 
recollect so far back as 1798, or the dreadful win- 
ter which has rendered that year remarkable in 
the annals of Auvergne. The weather, which had 
been fine and clear, though remarkably cold up 
to the latter end of November, changed suddenly, 
and in the night of the twenty-fourth, a terrible 
snow-storm commenced, and continued for four 
days with but trifling intermission. On the eve- 
ning of the 29th a strong wind arose. The roads 
became impassable from the tremendous drift, 
and all intercourse between the towns and vil- 
lages was broken off. The inhabitants kept as 
much as possible within their houses, for even in 
the broad day a stray wolf was occasionally seen 
prowling around the farm-yards, while, at night, 
they scoured the country in packs and, rendered 
furious by hunger, attacked every living thing 
that was left unprotected. Their savage howl- 
ings, as they besieged the folds and other out- 
buildings where the cattle were lodged, were 
distinctly heard in the awful silence of the night, 
filling every heart with anxiety, and preventing 
the possibility of sleep." 



108 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

ULVENE. 

THE WOLVES— Continued. 

vaagen, awake fjernt, away from. pletlo'se, spotless 

Gjaester, visitors Stueetagen, ground over for, opposite 

Hestetrin, sound of fJ™* i, f f**^ P rf CGS ^ 

horse's feet fravaerende, absent Landsbykroen, the 

Slottet, castle village inn. 

frygtehg Fart, at skjgelvende, trem- stirrede stivt, in- 

a furious pace. b i ing with fear. tently gazed. 

fra Tid til anden, Skraek, fear. fuld Galop, gallop- 

from time to time, rystende af, shiver- ed furiously. 

gjennemtraengende, ing with. Skilt, sign. 

piercing. Himlen, the sky. tildraget, attracted 

Hjaelp, assistance oversaaet, bespan- frem og tilbage, to 

Vaesen, a being. gled. and fro. 

"En Nat, da jeg blev holdt vaagen af disse for- 
uroligende Gjaester, h0rte jeg Lyden af Hestetrin, 
som naerinede (sig til) Landsbyen i en frygtelig 
Fart, og fra Tid til anden de gjennemtraengende 
Skrig om Hjaelp fra et menneskeligt Vaesen. Jeg 
var alene, fjernt fra den 0vrige Del af Familien; 
min Moder sov i Stueetagen, og min Fader var 
fravaerende paa Slottet St. Geneste. Jeg laa i 
nogle 0ieblikke skjaelvende af Frygt; men da 
Lyden kom naermere, overvandt Nysgjerrigheden 
min Skraek.* Jeg stod op og kro'b rystende af 
Kulde hen til Vinduet, hvilket jeg aabnede. Him- 
len var oversaaet med Stjerner, og Maanen skin- 
nede Mart paa den kolde, pletlo'se Sne. Lige 
overfor vort lille Hus og omtrent tyve Skridt fra 
Veien laa Landsbykroen. Idet jeg stirrede stivt 
i den Retning, fra hvilken Lyden h0rtes, kom en 
Rytter i fuld Galop ridende henimod Kroen, hvis 
Skilt sandsynligvis bavde tildraget sig hans Op- 
maerksombed, idet det svingede frem og tilbage i 
Yinden. 

* Literally, curiosity overcame my terrors. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 109 

The Wolves.— Continued. 

checking, standsede. demons, onde Aander, Dse- 

shouted, raabte, skreg. moner. 

heartrending, hjerteskjaeren- regions of torture, Kvaler- 

de. nes Egne. 

admission, Indladelse. confined, indespserrede. 

indicated, tilkjendegav, viste reared, steilede. 

appeal, Anraab. plunged, slog bagud. 

probable, sandsynligt. cry, Skrig. 

alarmed, foruroligede, be- despair, Fortvivlelse. 

kymrede. spurred, sporede, sin Hest 

safety, Sikkerhed. og for afsted. 

fierce, glubsk. plainly, tydelig. 

hateful, afskyeligt, hade- corner, Hj0rnet. 

fuldt. scent, Sporet. 

yell, hyl. arrested, standsede. 

' ' Suddenly checking his horse before the door, 
he shouted in the most heartrending manner for 
admission and assistance. No answer was re- 
turned, no sound indicated that his appeal was 
heard, all appeared sunk in sleep, or, what is more 
probable, too much alarmed for their own safety 
to arise. Just at this instant there arose from 
behind a fierce and hateful yell, as if a hundred 
demons had broken loose from those regions of 
torture where they are said to be confined. The 
horse reared and plunged violently; and his un- 
happy rider, with a cry of despair, which still 
seems to ring within my ears, again spurred 
swiftly onward. As I just observed, I was but a 
boy, scarcely eleven years of age, and my heart 
died within me, as, leaning forth my body from 
the window, I plainly distinguished the whole 
pack turning the corner of the church and ad- 
vancing in full cry towards the spot above which 
I stood. For a moment they appeared to have 
lost the scent, or were arrested by the hopes of 



HO NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

The Wolves.— Continued. 

victim, Offer. folds, Faarestier. 

noiseless, lydl0se. awful, frygtindgydende. 

to and fro, frem og tilbage. recovered, gjenfunden eller 
collected, samlede sig. gjenoptaget. 

beyond their reach, som de fatal, d0delig. 

ikke kunde naa. precision, N0iagtighed. 

a second victim ; for, while some, with noiseless 
steps and noses to the earth, hurried to and fro 
before the inn-door, the greater number collected 
under my window, and rearing upon their hind 
legs, snuffed the air and barked and howled at 
the prey beyond their reach. At length the scent 
was recovered, and the whole pack, with a fatal 
precision, again set forward in the direction taken 
by the unfortunate stranger. I remained listening 
till the sounds were lost in the distance, and then 
crept trembling to bed, but not to sleep." 



Ulvene. — Fortsat. 

Bestyrtelse, the utmost con- alvorlig Samtale, earnest or 

sternation prevailed. serious conversation. 

Beboere, villagers. fortalte, related, told. 

op og ned ad, strolled up tildraget sig, occurred, 

and down. traadte hen til Maengden, 

Flokke, parties. approached the crowd. 

"Den f0lgende Morgen herskede der den 
st0rste Bestyrtelse blandt Landsbyens Beboere, 
thi den Fremmedes Skrig var bleven h0rt af 
mange foruden mig. Man forsamlede sig i Grup- 
per udenfor Kroen, eller vandrede op og ned ad 
Yeien i smaa Flokke, i ivrig og alvorlig Samtale. 
Min Moder, hvem jeg fortalte, hvad der havde til- 
draget sig, traadte nu hen til Msengden, idet him 
fo'rte mig ved Haanden, og jeg blev snart den 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. m 

Ulvene.— Fortsat. 

eneste, sole, only. blandet Udraab af Skraek og 

medens, as, while. Medlidenhed, a mingled 

aandel0s Taushed, breath- cry of horror and pity 

less silence. burst from the listeners. 

omstaendelige Beretning, cir- tause besaa, were silently 

cumstantial narrative. examining. 

Raedsler, horrors. smertelige, painful, 

fortvilelsesfulde, despairing. Bekrseftelser, confirmations. 

B0nner om Indladelse og s0rgelige, melancholy. 

Hjselp, solicitations for Rifle, rifle. 

succor and assistance. omgiven, surrounded, 

pegede, pointed. Ansigt saa blegt som D0den, 

Sporene, prints. face pale as death. 

Fodspor, footmarks of his Levningerne, remnants. 

pursuers. Rytterkappe, a horseman's 

som endnu var synlige, still cloak. 

visible. Sadel, saddle. 

i Sneen, upon the snow. forreven og besmurt, much 

ved, to. torn and smeared. 

eneste Gjenstand for deres Opmaerksomhed, me- 
dens de med aandel0s Taushed h0rte paa min om- 
staendelige Beretning om Nattens Rgedsler. Da 
jeg kom til den Del af min Historie, i hvilken jeg 
talte om den Ulykkeliges vilde og fortvilelsesfulde 
Banner om Indladelse og Hjaelp,og paa samme Tid 
pegede paa Sporene af Hestens Hove og dens For- 
f0lgeres Fodspor, som endnu var synlige i Sneen, 
udbr0d Tilh0rerne i et blandet Udraab af Skrask 
og Medlidenhed. Medens alle tause stod og besaa 
disse smertelige Bekrasftelser af min s0rgelige 
Historie, traadte min Fader, bevagbnet med sin 
Rifle og omgiven af sine Hunde, — hvilket han 
sgedvanlig var, naar han kom fra Slottet — ind i 
Landsbyen, med et Ansigt saa blegt som D0den; 
i sin Haand bar han en Pistol, Levningerne af 
en Rytterkappe og en Sadel, der var forreven og 
besmurt med Blod. Idet han var gaaet over 



112 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

Ulvene. — Slutning. 

Heden, heath. Skjaebne, fate. 

Landeveien, high-road. Klaedningsstykker, articles 
for afsted, started off. of dress, 

styrtede sig, plunged. adspredte, scattered. 

Hulvei, hollow in the woods. Tornebuskene, brambles. 

Gevaerskud, gunshot. N0gle, clue, key. 

Sti, path. kunde have vaeret, might 
Dreven, urged. have been. 

Nysgjerrighed, curiosity. heller ikke blev, nor were, 

saa med Raedsel, beheld with Eftersp0rgsler, inquiries, 

horror. Omegnen, neighborhood. 

s0nderslidte, mangled. Messer, masses. 

sad fast, was attached. blev laeste, offered up. 

nys omtalte, just alluded to. for hans Sjsels Ro, for the 
Levning, portion. repose of his soul, 

affyret, discharged. andaegtig korsede sig, de- 
var nu tilbage, now existed. voutly crossing himself. 

Heden, som f0rer fra Slottet til Landeveien, for 
Hundene pludselig afsted og styrtede sig ned i en 
Hulvei, som ligger omtrent et Gevaerskud fra den 
Sti, han fulgte. Dreven af Nysgjerrighed naer- 
mede min Fader sig Stedet og saa med Raedsel og 
Forbauselse det s0nderslidte og friske Skelet af 
en Hest, ved hvilket Sadlen endnu sad fast, den 
nys omtalte Levning af en Kappe, og en affyret 
Pistol, som laa paa Jorden. Ingen Tvivl var nu 
tilbage om den Fremmedes Skjaebne. Nogle faa 
Papirer og nogle andre Klaedningsstykker blev 
siden efter opdagede adspredte blandt Tornebu- 
skene ; men ingen N0gle eksisterede til at opdage, 
hvem han kunde have vaeret eller hvorfra han 
kom ; heller ikke blev nogen som heist Eftersp0rg- 
sel gjorte ham angaaende i Omegnen." 

' ' Mange var de Messer, der blev laeste for hans 
Sjaels Ro," tilf0iede Jaegeren, idet han andaegtig 
korsede sig. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 113 

OPGAVER TIL 0VELSE. 

Om Himmelen. 

Heaven, Himmel. welfare, Velfserd. 

moonlight, Maaneskin. sky, Himmel, Skyen. 

comet, Komet. star, Stjerne. 

eclipse, Sol- eller Maanefor- planet, Planet. 

m0rkelse. taste, Smag. 

telescope, Kikkert. smell, Lugt. 

The sun rises and sets. I like to walk by moon- 
light. Tomorrow we shall have a full moon. 
When will there be a new moon? We saw the 
comet last night by the help of a telescope. There 
will be one eclipse of the sun and two of the moon 
this year. Air is lighter than water. The earth 
produces everything necessary to the welfare of 
man. The sky is full of beautiful stars. There is 
not a star to be seen. It is said a new planet has 
been discovered. The best water is that which 
has neither taste nor smell. Fire is one of the 
four elements. 

Om Dyr. 

Animal, Dyr. squirrel, Egern. 

horse, Hest. elephant, Elefant. 

ox, Okse. camel, Kamel. 

ass, iEsel. stag, Hjort, Raadyr. 

ram, Vseder. bear, Bj0rn. 

sheep, Faar. lion, L0ve. 

bat, Flaggermus. wolf, Ulv. 

Of all animals the horse is perhaps the most 
useful to man. The flesh of the ox is one of the 
foods which nature furnishes to man. The ass 
though inferior to the horse is a very useful ani- 
mal. The ram is the male of the sheep. Sheep 
supply us with wool, and from wool warm 
clothing is made to protect us from the winter's 
cold. The bat is seldom seen in the day time ; it 



114 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

OPGAVER TIL 0VELSE.— Fortsat. 

Food, Spise, F0demidler. attach to, holde sig til. 

to furnish, at forsyne. to tame, at taemme. 

inferior, ringere. sagacious, klog. 

to supply, at forsyne. hump, Pukkel. 

intelligent, forstandig. skin, Skind, Hud. 

comes out to fly in the evening. Of all domestic 
animals the dog is the most familiar and intel- 
ligent. Cats attach themselves to the house, and 
dogs to the person of their master. Squirrels are 
easily tamed. The elephant it not only one of the 
largest animals, but also one of the most sagacious. 
The camel has a hump on its back. The stag casts 
its horns every year. The bear lives in the moun- 
tains and woods; it is chiefly an inhabitant of 
cold countries, and its skin forms a valuable ar- 
ticle of commerce. The lion, the king of animals, 
is found in the hot countries of Africa and Asia. 
He fears no danger, but he never attacks mac 
unless driven to it by hunger. The wolf is a cruel 
and rapacious animal; in shape it resembles the 
dog but is rather larger. Wolves are much afraid 
of fire. 

Mouse (pi. Mice), Mus. hare, Hare, 

rat, Rotte. rabbit, Kanin. 

cow, Ko. badger, Grsevling. 

calf, Kalv. beaver, Bsever. 

hog, Svin. tiger, Tiger, 

goat, Gjed. leopard, Leopard. 

lamb, Lam. rhinoceros, Rhinoceros, 

monkey, Abe. ewe, Faar (Faarets Hun), 

fox, Rsev. kitten, Katunge. 

Mice and rats are very destructive and harm- 
ful in barns and granaries. The cow supplies us 
with milk which forms a very wholesome and 
grateful part of our nourishment, and from which 
butter and cheese are made. The flesh of the calf 
is called veal, that of the ox and the cow, beef. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 115 

OPGAVER TIL 0VELSE.— Fortsat. 

Barn, Lade. cheese, Ost. 

granary, Kornloft. pork, Svinekj0d. 

wholesome, sund. hardy, stserk. 

grateful, behagelig. to lurk, at lure, 

nourishment, Nsering. havoc, 0delaeggelse. 

The flesh of the hog is called pork. The goat is 
a much hardier animal than the sheep but not so 
useful. Monkeys, of which there are various 
species, are found principally in Africa; some 
have a long tail, others none. In shape they ap- 
proach very nearly to the figure of a man. They 
walk with great facility on their hind feet, making 
use of the fore feet as hands, with which they eat, 
and throw stones at their enemies. They eat sit- 
ting, and imitate every action they see a man 
perform. The fox is thought to be one of the most 
cunning of the four-footed race; he lurks about 
the farmyard, and makes sad havoc amongst the 
poultry. He also preys upon young hares and 
rabbits, eggs, honey, cheese, and apples. The 
badger is common in Europe ; it lives in holes in 
the ground, or under the roots of trees, and its 
flesh is said to be good eating. The tiger, the 
leopard, and the rhinoceros are principally found 
in Asia. A female sheep is called a ewe, and a 
kitten is a young cat. 

Ewe (Faarets Hun) udtales som you (du eller De). 
Ligeledes udtales yew, et Slags Tree. 

Om Fugle. 

Bird, Fugl. Crow, Krage. 

owl, Ugle. hen, H0ne. 

stork, Stork. chicken, Kylling. 

cuckoo, Gj0g. cock (rooster), Hane. 

swallow, Svale. pigeon, Due. 

sparrow, Spurv. peacock, Paafugl. 

parrot, Pappeg0ie. eagle, 0rn. 



116 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

OPGAVER TIL 0VELSE.— Fortsat. 

Cry, Skrig.' to hatch, at udklaekke. 

top, Top. eaves, Tagrende. 

monotonous, ensformig. plum, Plomme. 

harbinger, Forl0ber. voice, Stemme. R0st. 

to dot, betegne med Pletter. bird of passage, Trsekfugl. 

speck, Plet. plumage, Fjaedre. 

brood, Yngel. appearance, Sandsynlighed. 

The cry of the owl is very disagreeable; it 
makes its nest in barns or in some hollow tree. 
The stork builds its nest on the top of houses. 
The cuckoo, whose monotonous note is heard in 
May and June, makes no nest, but deposits its 
eggs in the nest of some other bird. The swallow 
is the harbinger of spring; it generally appears 
in England about the middle of May, and departs 
again in September. It lays from four to six 
white eggs, dotted with red specks ; the first brood 
is hatched about the end of June or beginning of 
July. Sparrows build their nests under the eaves 
of houses ; as the weather becomes hotter they get 
out for coolness and nest in plum trees and apple 
trees. Parrots are natives of tropical countries, 
and imitate the human voice with great facility; 
they are supposed to live to a great age. The hen, 
the most useful of domestic birds, generally lays 
an egg every day. On the least appearance of 
danger she gathers her chickens under her wings. 
The cock is superior to the hen in size, strength, 
beauty, and courage. The pigeon has long been 
domesticated with us ; in its wild state it is a bird 
of passage. The peacock is celebrated for the 
beauty of its plumage, but its voice is harsh and 
disagreeable. The eagle is generally considered 
as the king of birds, from its strength of wing, by 
which it can sustain itself at a height that no 
other bird can reach. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 117 

OPGAVER TIL 0VELSE.— Fortsat. 

Linnet, Irisk. gander, Gasse. 

nightingale, Nattergal. partridge, Agerh0ne. 

canary bird, Kanarifugl. pheasant, Fasan. 

goose, Gaas. turkey, Kalkun. 

duck, And. capon, Kapun. 

swan, Svane. gosling, Gjsesling. 

Last summer I reared a nest of linnets; they 
were very tame having been brought up by hand. 
The nightingale, one of the finest songsters of the 
feathered race, visits England about the begin- 
ning of September. Nightingales are particularly 
fond of ants and their eggs, for which they will 
leave any other food. The canary bird is prized 
for its beautiful note and bright yellow plumage. 
Though these birds pair and breed in confinement, 
they are not naturalized to the climate, and can- 
not support the rigor of the winter. The goose 
furnishes us with down for our beds, pens for 
writing, and a delicious article of food in its flesh. 
The duck is not less savory than the goose, though 
not so large. The swan is of a beautiful white, 
and is much larger than the goose; its long and 
graceful neck contributes not a little to its embel- 
lishment. A female fox having swam into a pond 
to devour the geese was attacked by the gander, 
which, being the most powerful in its own element, 
buffeted the fox with its wings about the head till 
it was drowned. Crows always fly in pairs the 
whole year. A hen partridge came out of a ditch, 
and ran along shivering with her wings and 
crying out as if wounded and unable to get from 

To rear, at opklsekke; songster, Sanger; feathered, 
fjsedret; ant, Myre; to prize, at skatte (h0it) ; in confine- 
ment, i Fsengsel; rigor, Strenghed, Kulde; down, Dun; 
delicious, behagelig, nydelig; savory, velsmagende ; embel- 
lishment, Skj0nhed; pond, Dam; to buffet, at slaa, kaste«. 
Ditch, gr0ft; shivering, rystende; wounded, saaret, skadet. 



118 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

OPGAVER TIL 0VELSE.— Fortsat. 

us. While she acted this distress, the boy who 
attended me saw her brood, that was small and 
unable to fly, run for shelter into a hole under the 
bank. The markets of Vienna are well supplied 
with pheasants, principally from Bohemia. Syria 
is celebrated for its turkeys and capons. A goose 
will fly at a dog in defense of her goslings. 

Om Blomster. 

Flower, Blomst. wallflower, Gyldenlak. 

pink, Nellike. daisy, Tusindfryd. 

dahlia, Georgine. snowdrop, Sneklokke. 

sunflower, Solblomst. primrose, Primulaveris. 

fragrance, Vellugt. emblem, Sindbillede. 

to enamel, at emaillere. purity, Renhed. 

parterre, Blomsterbed. to propagate, at forplante. 

hedge-row, Gjaerde, Haskke. sucker, Skud. 

The most beautiful flowers bloom in the months 
of May and June. In those months the tulip, lily, 
wallflower, pink, and rose are in the greatest per- 
fection, and adorn the garden with their beauty, 
or their fragrance. The meadows are enameled 
like a parterre with primroses, daisies, and other 
pretty wild flowers, and the modest violet is found 
beneath the hedge-rows or in the woods. In 
autumn, the sunflower and the dahlia are in their 
greatest pomp. The delicate snowdrop is the first 
that makes its appearance after the gloomy des- 
olation of winter. From the beauty of form and 
color, and its exquisite fragrance, the rose has 
always been considered as the queen of the gar- 
den. The lily is the emblem of purity and inno- 
cence, the violet of modesty. Roses are propa- 
gated by suckers or by seed. The season for 
planting is from October till March, and they will 
mostly flower in perfection the following summer. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 119 

OPGAVER TIL 0VELSE.— Fortsat. 
Om Haandteringer. 

A. trade, et Haandvserk. bricklayer, mason, Murer. 

miller, M0ller. blacksmith, Smed. 

butcher, Slagter. fishmonger, Fiskehandler. 

tailor, Skrsedder. cheesemonger, Ostehandler. 

shoemaker, Skomager. hatter, Hatteinager. 

carpenter, T0mmermand. linendraper, Lserredshandler. 

Business, forretning. dealer, Handelsmand. 

townsman, Medborger. shirt, Skjorte. 

flour, Mel. table cloth, Borddug. 

joint, Stykke. towel, Haandklaede. 

comfort, Behagelighed. sheet, Lagen. 

shop, Butik. apparel, Klseder. 

In a large town there are people of different 
trades and professions who make it their business 
to supply the wants of the townsmen. Thus, a 
baker supplies them with bread which he makes 
from the flour that he has bought from the miller. 
A butcher buys oxen, sheep, and lambs, kills them 
and cuts them up, and sells the joints to his cus- 
tomers for their dinners or suppers. The tailor 
makes coats, waistcoats, and trousers to protect 
our bodies from the cold winds and to keep us 
warm. The shoemaker supplies us with boots and 
shoes, which keep our feet warm and dry, and 
add to our comfort and convenience in walking. 
The carpenter, bricklayer, mason, and blacksmith 
are equally useful, for without them we should 
have neither houses nor rooms, nor doors, nor 
windows. A fishmonger buys fish from the fisher- 
men who catch it, and sells it again in his shop, 
or in the market. A cheesemonger is a dealer in 
butter and cheese. A hatter sells hats, a linen- 
draper linen from which our shirts, table-cloths, 
towels, sheets, ladies' apparel, and many other 
articles of daily use are made. 



120 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

OPGAVER TIL 0VELSE.— Fortsat. 
Om Huset og Husgeraad. 

Furniture, M0bler. chair, Stol, table, Bord. 

cellar, Kjselder. wardrobe, Garderobe. 

parlor, Dagligstue. chest of drawers, Kommode. 

dining-room, Spisevserelse. bed, Seng. 

drawing-room, Selskabsvse- looking-glass, Speil. 

relse. curtains, Gardiner, 

garret, Kvistvaerelse, Loftet. carpet, Gulvtseppe. 

staircase, Trappegang. pots and pans, Gryder osv. 

kitchen, Kj0kken. to let, at leie. 

first floor, f0rste Etage. row, Raekke, steep, steil. 

After leaving their bedrooms the family meet 
at breakfast in the parlor, where they stay till 
dinner time. The dinner is laid in the dining- 
room, and after dinner they sit in the drawing- 
room. The garrets are rooms at the top of the 
house in which the servants sleep. We let our 
rooms on the first floor for thirty dollars a month, 
and live on the second. I inquired for the master 
of the house and was shown into the parlor. His 
drawing-room was furnished elegantly. Our cook 
keeps the kitchen very neat. The pots and pans 
are mostly of copper, and, being arranged in 
bright rows against the wall, give it a very orna- 
mental appearance. The cellar is cool and very 
large. The stairs are very steep ; in going down, 
take care you do not fall. We have been buying 
new furniture for our dining-room. There are 
twelve mahogany chairs, a sofa, a dining-table, 
and two small round tables. He politely offered 
me the arm-chair. Put out the card tables and 
bring the cards; we will play a game of whist. 
I saw nothing in the room but an old broken table 
and three or four pine chairs. Put your clothes 
away neatly in the drawer, and then lock it, and 
bring me the key. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 121 

OPGAVER TIL PVELSE.— Fortsat. 
Om Levnetsmidler. 

Beef, Oksekj0d. asparagus, Asparges. 

veal, Kalvekj0d. mustard, Sennep. 

mutton, Faarekj0d. pepper, Peber. 

potatoes, poteter. salt, Salt, 

turnips, Kaalrabi. ham, Skinke. 

salad, Salad. pork, Svinekj0d. 

venison, Vildt, Dyresteg. chocolate, Chokolade. 

vegetables, Gr0nt. sausage, p0lse. 

What have we got for dinner today? A roast 
leg of mutton. Will you take any boiled beef? 
I prefer potatoes to any other vegetable. The 
turnips are not well boiled. Mix the salad. The 
pork is not roasted enough. On Christmas Day 
we had a fine piece of roast beef. At this time of 
the year we seldom get good venison. In Vienna 
the price of venison is very reasonable. A breast 
of veal and asparagus is no bad dinner. Take a 
little pepper and salt to the turnips. Do you 
never eat sausage? The price of pork is fre- 
quently higher than that of venison. This ham 
is much too salty. The Prague hams are very 
good, but scarcely salty enough. You have kept 
the venison too long. Our cook does not roast 
well. There was no asparagus in the market ; the 
market is never well supplied with vegetables. 
At what shop did you buy this ham ? We get very 
good beef at our butcher's. In London, fifteen 
shillings is not an uncommon price for a turkey 
at Christmas. Your cook boils better than she 
roasts. I was very hungry when I sat down to 
dinner. You have always a good appetite. Which 
do you like best, tea, coffee, or chocolate? 

Leg of mutton, Faarelaar; to mix, at blande; reason- 
able, billig, rimelig; uncommon, ualmindelig; which bruges 
istedet for what, naar det anvendes for at betegne en af 
to eller flere. 



122 NORWEGIA^ T -DANISH-ENGLISH 

Om Klaeder. 

Coat, Kjole; waistcoat, Vest. boots, St0vler; shoes, Sko. 
trousers, Bnkser. petticoat, Skj0rt. 

drawers, Underbukser. gown, Fruentimmer kjole. 

He wore a black coat and waistcoat, and white 
linen trousers. Your dress is very becoming. The 
washerwoman has not sent home my drawers. 
A rent in his boots showed a stocking not over- 
white. In coming out of the theater my sister 
lost her glove. The manufacture of gloves is car- 
ried to great perfection in Vienna. My husband 
has made me a present of a new bonnet. To wear 
tight stays must be injurious to the health. The 
peasant-women wear a petticoat of coarse blue 
cloth. The dressmaker has not yet sent home 
her new dress. The sleeves of my new coat are 
too tight. The lining of your bonnet is very 
pretty. The tailor has brought home your silk 
waistcoat. The waistcoat is very well made. 
These shoes pinch me. My sister has lost her 
bonnet, and my brother has lost his hat. Her 
gown was made by my dressmaker. She promised 
to send home the dress the day after tomorrow. 
It is said that she never wears the same dress 
twice. She had on a very dirty muslin dress. 
My daughters never wear stays. Will you put on 
the boots or the shoes? If you go out today I 
wish you would buy me two pair of silk stockings. 
How do you like that young lady's dress? Shall 
I fetch your blue coat? You always wear pretty 
caps ; who is your milliner ? Her cap is made of 
the finest Brussels lace. 

Is becoming, klaeder godt; washerwoman, Vaskerkone; 
rent, en Revne; present, Forsering; tight, trang; injurious, 
skadelig; health, Sundhed; peasant-woman, Bondekone; 
coarse, grov; dressmaker, Dameskreedder ; sleeve, iErme; 
lining, Foder; to pinch, at trykke, knibe; milliner, Mode- 
handlerinde; lace, Kniplinger. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 123 

OPGAVER TIL 0VELSE.— Fortsat. 
Om det menneskelige Legeme. 

Head, Hoved; hair, Haar. finger, Finger. 

eye, 0ie; forehead, Pande. tongue, Tunge. 

ear, 0re; cheek, Kind. tooth, Tand; arm, Arm. 

nose, Nsese; lip, Lsebe. eyebrow, 0ienbryn. 

mouth, Mund; hand, Haand. face, Ansigt; body, Legeme. 

Charles has a pain in his head. My sister has 
a headache. They struck him over the head with 
a thick stick. My cousin has beautiful long black 
hair. The Germans have mostly high foreheads. 
Her cheeks are of a fine rosy red. The ass has 
very long ears. The negro nations have generally 
woolly hair, a wide mouth, a flat nose, and thick 
lips. Your hands are very cold. My little brother 
has chilblains on his fingers. I bit my tongue. 
The child is cutting its teeth. In climbing up a 
tree after a bird's nest, he fell and broke his arm. 
The man is lame on account of an injury to his 
hip. Edward the First, King of England, was 
called Long Shanks, from the length of his legs. 
Count Trenton has dark bushy eyebrows. The 
young gentleman has hurt his arm and carries it 
in a sling. Little boys should (ought always to) 
have clean hands. She has a very pretty face, 
but that is her only merit. If you have the tooth- 
ache why not go to the dentist's and get it taken 
out? My sister has a swelled face. "If to her 
share some trivial errors fall, look in her face and 
you'll forget them all." 

Pain, Smerte; headache, Hovedpine; negro, Neger; 
woolly, ulden; flat, flad; shanks, Ben; bushy, busket, tyk; 
sling, Bindsel; merit, Fortjeneste; dentist, Tandlsege; get 
it taken out, faa den taget ud; her share, hendes Del, Lod; 
trivial, ubetydelig; error, Feil; you'll betegner you og will 
sammenf0iet til et Ord. Andre Ord drages sammen ved at 
saaleds: o'er, over; ne'er, never. 



124 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 

Om Veiret. 

weather, Veir; wind, Vind. rain, Regn; hail, Hagel. 
heat, Hede; cold, Kulde. snow, Sne; storm, Storm. 

The weather is very bad, you cannot go out 
without an umbrella. A flash of lightning illu- 
minated the whole horizon. Canary birds cannot 
endure the cold of our winters. In consequence 
of England's being surrounded by the sea there 
is always a great deal of rain and mist. The 
London fog is a mixture of smoke and mist. 
Every pane of glass in the place was broken by 
the hail-storm. A terrible storm arose on the 
third day after the ship had left the coast. The 
rain fell in torrents, and not a building was there 
for miles in which we could take shelter. The 
wind blew from the southwest and was accom- 
panied by frequent showers. In the afternoon 
the heat became greater, and every one suffered 
from the want of water. The snow lay in some 
places more than three feet deep. The night is 
not only dark but rainy; we cannot let you go 
out sucn a night as this. If the weather should 
be unfavorable he will not come. The late warm 
weather will bring everything forward. The 
present dry weather will be good for the harvest. 
Make hay while the sun shines ; this fine weather 
will not always last. The storm, I suppose, kept 
you at home this morning? The flashes of light- 
ning were very vivid. We heard some thunder at 
a distance. Thunder-storms are of very frequent 
occurrence with us. It is not very usual to hear 
thunder in the winter. 

Umbrella, Paraply; a flash of lightning, Lynstraale; 
to illuminate, at oplyse; smoke, R0g; pane, Vindusmde; 
coast, Kyst; torrent, Str0m; shelter, Ly; harvest, H0st; 
hay, B.0; to last, at vedblive, vedvare; frequent occurrence, 
hyppig Tildragelse. 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 125 

Om kvindelige Arbeider. 

Employment, Beskjaeftigelse silk, Silke, Silketraad. 

linen, Laerred. thimble, Fingerb0l. 

cotton, Bomuld. needle, Synaal. 

worsted, Uldgarn. pin, Knapnaal. 

thread, Traad. pincushion, Naalepude. 

scissors, Saks. work-box, Syskrin. 

Who has taken away my scissors? If you are 
going out, buy me some thread of different sorts, 
some cotton, and some common black worsted. I 
also want a few skeins of crimson silk. Have you 
brought me any English needles from London? 
Take all these pins out of the paper, and stick 
them into the pincushion. I have upset the work- 
box; help me pick up the things. That thimble 
is too large ; here is one that will suit your finger 
better. It is very seldom I have time to do any 
needlework. You have not brought the worsted 
of the right color; these shades do not match 
well. My embroidery is almost finished, but I 
want some dark blue worsted to complete this 
flower. How long is it since you began it? I 
began it only last week. My cousin made me a 
present of a pair of cutting-out scissors. Your 
collar is unpinned ; let me pin it for you. Do not 
let the child play with the pins, she will prick 
herself. Are you fond of needlework? Yes, I 
always make my own caps and dresses. Indeed! 
I did not think you were so capable a needle- 
woman. 

Skein, en Dukke eller Hanke Traad eller Garn; to 
upset, at omstyrte; embroidery, Broderi; shade, Skygge, 
Schattering ; capable, dygtig, istand til ; to match, at passe ; 
collar, Krave; to prick, at stikke. 

Prsepositionen to udelades i Saetnigner som: help me 
pick up the things (hjselp mig at plukke op Tingene). — 
Please help me to some bread. Her bruges to efter help. 



126 NORWEGIAN-DANISH-ENGLISH 



DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. 

GLOSER: Declaration of Independence, den ameri- 
kanske Uafhsengighedserklaering; event, Hsendelse; dis- 
solve, opl0se; assume, tiltage sig, indtage; entitle, beret- 
tiger; decent, anstsendig; respect, Respekt; mankind, 
Menneskeheden ; created, skabt; endowed, begavetj pur- 
suit, Foretagende, Forf0lgelse; deriving, afledende; abolish, 
ophseve, afskaffe; prudence, Klogskab; transient, flygtig, 
f orbigaaende ; accustomed, vante til; evince, vise, give 
tilkjende; constrains, tvinger, n0der; repeated, gjentagne; 
stage, Trin; redress, Afhjselpelse; define, bestemme; ruler, 
Hersker; brethren, Medbr0dre; reminded, paamindet; 
magnanimity, iEdelmod; conjured, besvserget, b0nfaldt; 
kindred, Slaegtskab; disavow, fornaegte, give Afkald paa; 
usurpation, Indgreb (i andres Rettigbeder) ; consanguinity, 
Slaegtskab; deaf, d0v; acquiesce, lade sig n0ie med, finde 
sig i; denounces, forkynder, angiver; hold, anse for; 
Judge, Dommer; solemnly, h0itideligt; absolved, frikjendt, 
l0st; allegiance, Af haengiglied ; crown, Krone; levy war, 
begynde Krig; conclude peace, shitte Fred; reliance, 
Tillid, Tiltro; mutually, gjensidigt; pledge, forpligte sig. 



When in the course of human events, it be- 
comes necessary for one people to dissolve the 
political bands which have connected them with 
another, and to assume among the powers of the 
earth the separate and equal station to which the 
laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, 
a decent respect to the opinions of mankind re- 
quires that they should declare the causes which 
impel them to the separation. 

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that 
all men are created equal ; that they are endowed 
by their Creator with certain unalienable rights ; 



CONVERSATION TEACHER. 127 

that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit 
of happiness. That, to secure these rights, govern- 
ments are instituted among men, deriving their 
just powers from the consent of the governed; 
that, whenever any form of government becomes 
destructive of these ends, it is the right of the 
people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a 
new government, laying its foundation on such 
principles, and organizing its powers in such form 
as to them shall seem most likely to effect their 
safety and happiness. 

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that govern- 
ments long established should not be changed for 
light and transient causes; and, accordingly, all 
experience hath shown that mankind are more dis- 
posed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to 
right themselves by abolishing the forms to which 
they are accustomed. But, when a long train of 
abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the 
same object, evinces a design to reduce them under 
absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their 
duty, to throw off such government, and to pro- 
vide new guards for their future security. 

Such has been the patient sufferance of these 
colonies, and such is now the necessity which con- 
strains them to alter their former systems of 
government. The history of the present King of 
Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and 
usurpations, all having, in direct object, the estab- 
lishment of an absolute tyranny over these states. 

In every stage of these oppressions, we have 
petitioned for redress in the most humble terms; 
our repeated petitions have been answered only 
by repeated injury. A prince whose character is 
thus marked by every act which may define a 
tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. 



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Nor have we been wanting in attention to our 
British brethren. We have warned them, from 
time to time, of attempts made by their legislature 
to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. 
We have reminded them of the circumstances of 
our emigration and settlement here. We have 
appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, 
and we have conjured them, by the ties of our 
common kindred, to disavow these usurpations, 
which would inevitably interrupt our connections 
and correspondence. They, too, have been deaf 
to the voice of justice and consanguinity. We 
must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity which 
denounces our separation, and hold them, as we 
hold the rest of mankind, enemies in war, in 
peace, friends. 

We, therefore, the representatives of the 
United States of America, in general congress 
assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the 
world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in 
the name and by the authority of the good people 
of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare: 

That these United Colonies are, and of right 
ought to be, Free and Independent States; that 
they are absolved from all allegiance to the 
British crown, and that all political connection 
between them and the state of Great Britain is, 
and ought to be, totally dissolved; and that, as 
Free and Independent States, they have full 
power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alli- 
ances, establish commerce, and to do all other 
acts and things which Independent States may of 
right do. And for the support of this Declaration, 
with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine 
Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our 
lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor 



JUL 22 1905 



